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Jeronimo Speaks · Chicago born. Purpose driven.

A voice for
the people.

I turn lived experience into spoken word that opens hearts, starts conversations, and stays with you after the microphone is off.

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Jeronimo Speaks wearing a Chicago White Sox cap and gray hoodie

SPOKEN WORD ARTIST
HOST · TEACHING ARTIST · MENTOR

Award winning artistry
Spoken word rooted in lived experience

Chicago City Winery · Willis Tower
Selected sold out stages

3 spoken word EPs
One voice. A growing body of work.

The right energy for your room

More than a microphone.

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01

The performance

Poetry with conviction, honesty, and a connection your audience can carry home. Features, celebrations, conferences, and community events.

02

The host

A room has a rhythm. I help it find its flow through audience connection, artist introductions, and transitions that keep the purpose moving.

03

The teaching artist

A pen can become a way forward. Guided writing, storytelling, and poetry workshops that give people room to find their voice.

Jeronimo Speaks artist portrait

The person behind the poetry

Chicago raised me.
Purpose moves me.

I came from the inner city projects with a story before I knew what to call it. Freestyle and battle rap gave me a beginning. Spoken word gave that beginning somewhere to grow.

Since December 2011, I’ve carried that voice to stages across the country and into classrooms, youth programs, and community spaces. The work is about connection, possibility, and showing people that their story has value.

The stage is where you hear my voice. The work is where you see my purpose.

Get to know Jeronimo

Artistry with somewhere to go

The work doesn’t stop
at the microphone.

Teaching, mentorship & impact

Find your voice

Teaching & workshops

Writing experiences shaped around identity, resilience, storytelling, and the people in the room.

Build the next voice

Mentorship

Encouraging developing artists to trust their stories, strengthen their craft, and show up with purpose.

Show up with purpose

Community

Poetry as a meeting place for conversation, connection, and the kind of work that reaches beyond the spotlight.

The recorded work

Three chapters.
One evolving voice.

Spoken word EP

Spoken Hip Hop

The connection between poetry, rhythm, and the beginnings of a voice.

Spoken word EP

Psalms of the Streets

Faith and lived experience. Celebrated with a sold out 300 seat release show at I.C.E. Theater.

Spoken word EP

The Gordian Knot

Soulful beats, storytelling, and the layers of an artist continuing to grow.

Explore performances and the archive

Poetry. People. A place to connect.

Meet me
in the room.

Write About Now Chicago, Detroit appearances, travel performances, and open mic connections.

Write About Now Poetry Chicago

Your story belongs
in the room.

Hosted by Jeronimo Speaks. Come for the poetry. Stay for the connection.

New dates, venues, tickets, and performer signup details are posted when confirmed.

Find the next gathering

Let’s build something people feel.

Got a stage?
Let’s give it purpose.

Tell me about your people, your event, and the energy you want to create.

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Saturday, April 25, 2020

JERONIMO FT. MADD BARZ- FEEL LIKE

BARZ OF THE WEEK 05/4/2020

FREE DOWNLOAD FROM JERONIMO FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL ONLY

WE ARE CELEBRATING NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

FREE DOWNLOAD

PSALMS OF THE STREETS

& SPOKEN HIP HOP

BY JERONIMO

FOLLOW THE TEAM

@JERONIMOSPEAKS

Choose from the entire project including bonus photos, posters and graphics or just download your favorites!

& PLEASE ENJOY!

PSAMLS OF THE STREET

SPOKEN HIP HOP

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DOWNLOADED THESE PROJECTS DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL! THANK YOU! WE KNOW YOU WILL LOVE THE PROJECTS!!!

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Friday, April 24, 2020

FULL CLIP - BY JERONIMO

Friday, April 17, 2020

JERONIMO - UPCOMING PERFORMANCE

EVERY MONDAY

4/20/2020

4/27/2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020

I AM AN 80

FOR ALL YOU 80'S OUT HERE

POST THIS ON YOUR FACEBOOK WALL! AND FOR THE 20'S WE'LL GET ONE FOR YOU TOO!

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

FREE DOWNLOAD WALLPAPERS

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