Poet, playwright, and spoken word artist Paul Flores explores the intersections of urban culture, hip-hop, and transnational identity. His performance projects have taken him from HBO’s “Def Poetry” to Cuba, Mexico, and El Salvador. San Francisco Weekly named him “Best Politically Active Hip-Hop Performance Artist” and KQED honored him as a “Latino Heritage Local Hero” for his work in theater and youth development. Recently named a 2015 Doris Duke Artist, Flores is a Theater professor at the University of San Francisco.

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