Artists: These are some of my most favorite artist that I gleam inspiration from.  This list is not a limit to my consumption, but those I keep on speed dial.

• Amiri Baraka [poet]
• Amde of the Watts Prophets [poet]
• Lynn Blue [poet]
• Abiodun Oyewole of the Last Poets [poet]
• Rachel Walker [soul]
• Iyeoka Okoawo [poet]
• Lady Khadija [poet]
• Sekou The Misfit [poet]
• Kalamu Ya Salaam [poet]
• Caits Meissner [poet]
• The Ashantes [poets]
• Komplex [poet]
• Chenyelu Bomani [poet]
• Tantra-Zawadi [poet]
• Shelly Bell [poet]
• S. Pearl Sharp [poet]
• Taalam Acey [poet]
• Queen Sheba [poet]
• Ngoma Hill [poet]
• Ben Ammi [poet]
• Ursula Rucker [poet]
• Fisiwe [poet]
• ArtysticPoet [poet]
• The Maximum Impact [poets]
• Amina1389 [poet]
• LoveOneSelf [poet]
• MahogonyDiva [poet]
• April Sims [poet]

Venue & Communities:  Venues and communities I frequent.

• WAGTi: We Are Greater Than I, a community supporting indie artists.
• IndieFeed: Performance Poetry at it's best.
• Burrows In: The real happenings on the poetry scene 
• NWO: The New Word Order, a poetry community creating bridges for artists.
• First Thursdays: Hawaii's poetry venue and the world's largest registered poetry gathering.
• The Mid Day Fixx: Online radio show that gets my fixed for the day, thanks Eryk Moore.
• Soul City Radio: Bring the best in positive entertainment.
• Freedom Verse Cafe:  Spoken word broadcasting at its finest.
• Soul Commune: Where indie artists meet, share, and mingle.
• Spoken Vizions: A poetry movement to change the world.
• The Healthy Living Program: Health and Words
• DJ Seaniemo & Friends: Some of the best house and club music
  
• House of Slam Poets: A community of positive flow poets from North Carolina.
• National Poetry Awards: NPA is providing literary services, coordinating literary/poetry workshops, and generally promoting appreciation and participation of the art form that is Poetry.