Taylor Mali

Taylor Mali, vocal advocate of teachers and the nobility of teaching, Mali himself spent nine years in the classroom teaching everything from English and history to math S.A.T. test preparation. He has performed and lectured for teachers all over the world. Mali received a New York Foundation for the Arts Grant in 2001 to develop "Teacher! Teacher!" a one-man show about poetry, teaching, and math which won the jury prize for best solo performance at the 2001 U. S. Comedy Arts Festival. In June of 2000, Taylor Mali set a goal for himself: to direct 1,000 people into the field of teaching through poetry, persuasion, perseverance, or passion.