Bio:
There’s a multitude of poets who perform on the east coast, but none’s quite like Chosen Lyric.
Lyric was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania; and grew up on Long Island in New York. However, it was Lyric’s time spent on the Treasure Coast living with his kid sisters, Christina Sugameli & Nicole Altman, that formed & shaped the early days of his career. He was mentored in performance poetry: not only by Fendson Dorvilus, who taught him to memorize everything, but also by Desiree Karnis Revis, who taught him to apply boldness into his delivery.
Lyric returned to New York, hit the poetry scene hard, and was published and became a featured performer around Long Island.
His very 1st publishing, in, “Visions, Verses, Voices,” was released by Colin Haskins & the Free Poets Collective of Connecticut in 2012. Since then, the Bards Initiative, Kathy Donnelly, and most recently: Holy Cow! Press in 2015. His chapbook, “#TheChosenLyricLife and Poemstars present: Root For The Underdog” was released in 2012. Lyric’s poems have been published ten times in nine anthologies.
On stage, Lyric’s heartfelt storytelling and grasp of performance arts has opened doors within Florida communities. He has performed for the 911 1st responders USA of Florida at Martin County High School & Jensen Beach High School in their 911 memorial for 2 years straight. He has also performed for the Salvation Army of Martin County & the TC parrotheads for their “Christmas In The Caribbean” event. In addition, Fendson Dorvilus also invited Lyric to participate in his “The Heart That Gives” Sickle Cell Anemia Benefit in 2012.
Lyric is one of the original minds behind the Long Island, NY Spoken Word Entertainment Organization doing business as “Poemstars / Poemstars ENT.” Over the years, he has also worked with Image Visual 7 and Team O.B.E.Z. / OneBody Enterprise alongside his longtime girlfriend April “Sweettooth Beats” Hall. Lyric’s participated in a multitude of events and projects which held the attention of Protect Ya Neck Records/ PYN Digital, who brought him in as staff.
He maintained the Instagram Public Relations initiative assisting in the promotion and maintenance of other accounts owned by the company from 2015- 2017.
Next, Lyric took a hiatus in pursuit of entrepreneurship. He got into Real Estate, & Forex Trading, but in 2020, Lyric created The Hip Hop Push LLC. The Hip Hop Push LLC’s main purpose is Social Media Marketing. Realizing that the creation of the business was advantageous to his original poetry aims, he began to rebrand himself.
Chosen Lyric’s published poetry has touched on various topics, such as the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11, Hurricane Sandy, Family, Love/ Break- Ups, Meditation, Recovery, Poverty & Economics.
