Esteemed British-born scribe W.H. Auden once waxed that a poet, above all else, is “a person who is passionately in love with language.” Local street poet Kevin Daily certainly fits said description perfectly, as he’s been enmeshed in a torrid love affair with the written word for decades.
Verses and rhymes are like oxygen to the venerated Valley wordsmith, who’s wielded the microphone and spoken the truth at poetry events around town for years, including his regular gig hosting WordPlay Sundays at the Hidden House.
Every week, Daily helps transform the lounge at the CenPho dive into a salon of creativity during the open mic poetry night, accompanied by the works of his fellow word-wranglers, the funk and soul sounds laid down by DJ Kim E. Fresh, and special guest musicians.
