Dove Dupree is a poet, music artist, actor, youth advocate, business owner and much more. He started writing raps at the early age of 7. 

 

Just like in his life, his goal in his music and poetry is to impact, inspire and all the good things in between. He is a teaching artist; where he goes into schools as an artist in residency, and teaches students educational content through arts integration workshops. He incorporates music, rap and media into the subjects his students are learning to help them creatively retain information and have fun while doing it. 

 

Dove Dupree also leads workshops across the country's colleges, conferences and churches and more, while managing to blend spoken word and audience dialogue together on topics such as faith, mental health, and social justice issues.

 

He has won countless team and individual poetry slams across the country since entering the slam poetry scene in 2014.

In the realm of spoken word, here is a list of some of his recent accomplishments...

 

He is...

 

- A Ted Ex performer

- Featured on Button Poetry, WYFF and WGGS TV 

- During the 2018 Southern Fried Poetry Slam, he held the number 1 ranking out of 150        poets over the preliminary stretch

- A 'back to back' Southern Fried Poetry Slam final stage finalist (Which is the nation's           largest regional competition)

- The 2021 Southeastern Regional NC Poetry Slam Champion and 2021 King Of The            South Slam Champion

- A 2 time Mayan Industry award winner for best original piece

- Greenville South Carolina's 4 time - Say What Grand Slam Champion

- The 2022 National Blackberry Peach Poetry Slam Runner Up

- The 2023 National Blackberry Peach Poetry Slam Winner

 

 

 

*Below is a more detailed list for reference 

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🏆 2023 National Blackberry Peach Poetry Slam Winner

🏆 2023 LEAF conference Slam Champion

🏆 2023 Griot and Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference champion

🏆 2023 Slammadness Champion
🏆 2022 Say What Grand Slam Champion

🏆 2021 Southern Fried top 8 final stage finalist

🏆 2021 Southeastern Regional NC Poetry Slam Champion

🏆 2021 King Of The South Slam Champion

🏆 2019 South Carolina Regional Slam champion

 

- During the 2018 Southern Fried Poetry Slam, He held the number 1 ranking out of 150         poets over the preliminary stretch

- Writers Ball Award for Best Original Piece 2018.

- 2 Mayan Industry Awards for Best Original Piece (2017, 2018)

- 2017, 18 and 19 Fresh Out The Oven Poetry Slam Winner

- Back to back  2018 and 2019 God of the Arena Poetry Slam winner

- 2017 Lyrical Elevation Poetry Slam Winner

- 2016 and 2017 final 4 semifinalists in the Southern Fried Poetry Competition, the nation's    largest regional poetry competition.

- 2 time Greenville Juneteenth slam winner (2014, 15)