sharrif simmons

Sharrif Simmons is a poet, musician writer, and arts educator. His performance career spans

three decades. 

A key member of International Jazz band BLACK LIVES. Their two album projects, Black Lives: From Generation to Generation, and Black Lives: People of Earth, prominently feature his spoken word contributions over a diverse collection of music from across the globe.

In March 2023, Sharrif became the first poet of his generation to be honoured with membership to the seminal poetry group THE LAST POETS, the Godfathers of Hip Hop and Spoken Word.  

Sharrif is also a Def Poetry Jam alumni on season 5 of the HBO series.