About

Derrick Brown is a renowned poet who has traveled the world with his work. He has performed at prestigious venues such as the Glastonbury Festival, All Tomorrow's Parties, Melbourne Literary Festival, and the Berlin International Literary Festival. He owned a poetry book shop in Austin, Texas, called the Best Little Wordhouse in Texas, and even performed on The Tonight Show. Derrick is also the founder and president of Write Bloody Publishing and has published nine books of poetry. He runs the Your River Is Waiting workshop series and a writing workshop designed for fellow veterans dealing with PTSD. He is also a comedian who combines poetry with his stand up. He has performed in venues around the world with comedians Kristin Schaal, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Jon Glaser, and H. Jon Benjamin. He's previously toured or headlined with Eugene Mirman, Kurt Braunohler, Kyle Kinane and tons of other weirdos. He lives in LA.