MEET MICHAEL GUINN
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Actor/Poet/Emcee/Advocate
Michael Guinn is a Jacksonville Texas native who besides being a full time mental health specialist, is also nationally renowned spoken word artist, storyteller, multi published, award winning poet and high impact community events organizer and activist with a global audience.
He is an internationally renowned content creator and professional high energy emcee for audiences of all ages. Michael has almost 30 years of experience as the director of Mike Guinn Entertainment and FDR/CEO of Uplift Your Life, a 501c3 which addresses mental health and wellness via performance arts. He is a 2023 Winner Of The National Spokenword Awards and is an award winning and highly sought after promoter who continues to build safe and supportive platforms for all artists and audiences everywhere. For the past four years he has also hosted one of the most consistent virtual open mics on clubhouse called Verbz & Vibez where he has helped raise more than 17,000 for poets on and off the app.
Michael is also a full time social worker turned actor and has also appeared in films, stage and television series and is currently streaming on Amazon, Peacock, Netflix, Tubi, black Oak TV, Afro Land RV, YouTube and Roku. Michael is also a voting member of the NAACP Image Awards and hosts 8 ongoing open mics and ten annual showcases and conferences nationwide.
Most recently, he has also been nominated for a Gospel Choice Music award, a Prayze Factor Award and is on the waitlist for Grammy consideration for his new album “The Calling”
Michael has also published two best-selling collections of poetry and has had his works featured in more than 125 journals, anthologies, ezines on multiple continents in a career that spans more than 25 years! Michael is a two-time National Poetry Slam Finalist, Toronto International Slam Champion and most recently won a 2023 National Spokenword Award for America’s Top Spokenword Emcee/Host and he is always seeking new opportunities to make every experience a fun and rewarding for all. Say Hello to the curator of cool, the king of collaboration, arguably the HARDEST WORKING MAN IN POETRY Mr. Michael Guinn
Michael is just as heavily involved in social services and currently serves on several boards and provides vital input and services to assist with deliverables for homeless and former foster youth.
MICHAEL @ WORK
Non Profit Board Member Info
New Friends New Life Men’s Advocacy Group which provides creative outlets and support for women rescued from Human Trafficking. Michael facilitates a writing workshop 2nd and 4th Tuesdays for the past 8 years and is a role model for men who provide safe spaces.
Purple Light Touch Foundation: An organization that provides resources for women and yong girls who have been through domestic violence.
3 Leaf Foundation: An organization that provides literacy opportunities for our ederly.
Catch The Next: A foundation that provides college assistance to first generation Hispanic students via resources, funding and transfer motivational opportunities.
Acting Accolades
With all that Michael does he manages to keep his acting skills honed and has won several awards including the 2020 Irma P Hall Black Theater award for a featured actor in the stage play and is streaming in two Amazon prime series. Peter: The Series and he’s also makes an appearance on Season 2 of “ WASHED”
Michael is also starring in a regional film called “God’s Tired” directed by Michael Green (Dallas) and a short film called “The Lamb” directed by Ali Kareem (Los Angeles) Michael has been a featured actor in several short films & documentaries and Is no stranger to the stage. He has a huge following and brings everything he has to the table as a featured guest or artist.
Notable Stage Works
Keeping The Dream Alive (Sacramento ‘03) Lisa Lacy
I Wish I Had Waited (Dallas ‘05) Sylvia Lett
Ritche Man (Dallas 09)
Roses Are Read -Sammy Estrada
2017 (Fort Worth)
Born To Win By Kay Bell - Waco 2018
Sweat Farr Best Theater
Father Comes Home From The War (African American Repetory Theater) Won Irma P Hall Black Theater Award 2020 Dallas
Black Men Interrupted - Soul Repertory Theater - Dallas 2019
Deceitful Keystokes - Nicole Caruthers
Notable Extra Work
Bass Reeves
Sprite Commercial
Baylor Scott White Commercial
Blind Confession- Michael Green
God’s Tired -Mike G Productions 2021
Big Dreams - KD Conservatory 2021
Gold Peak Tea National Commercial 2021
Michael’s Film Credits
Gordon Lee Short Film (1)
Michael Green Short Film (3)
Calvin J Walker -(3)
N’zuri Austin (2)
Mahalia Butler Jackson
Media Tech
SMU PSA
IMDB For Mike Guinn Actor
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7015000/
Gold Peak Tea Commercial
The Lamb (New Short Film) Ali Kareem Writer/Director (2020)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=J0snLBRenv0
Actors Access: www.resumes.actorsaccess.com/MikeGuinnActor
1000 Cards https://10000cards.com/card/michael-guinn
TV APPEARANCES
Michael has appeared on Good Morning Texas 3 times as well as other notable news spots
CBS 19 Interview on Spokenword
NBC5 Interview
Fort Worth Magazine Article Mike Guinn
https://fwtx.com/news/the-power-of-the-pen/
Fox News Social Worker Advocate
Channel 8 Interview With Mike Guinn
Actors Access: resumes.actorsaccess.com/
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Featured Poems by Michael Guinn
Unstoppable Blossoms
A sprout is born
It's seed sheds skin in fertile soil.
An embryo once cocooned in a caution's cacophony.
Now becomes a bold bud nestled in rocky resistance.
Its roots struggle, striving to explore.
Desperately digging down deep for more
Strong stems spring forth
Leaves unfold and stretch towards the sun.
It will not be denied this warmth.
it will not give way to wind.
It's a journey from seedling to being
A plant poised passage of purpose
No longer germination's court jester
It emerges to announce it's arrival
Proud petals proclaim it's place on this planet
Behold the beginning of a bold new bloom
This is an Unstoppable blossom
These are the stages of me.
Masterpiece
There’s a sound south of my knowing.
A whoosh of wind winding in whispers and wonder.
A breeze blowing boldly because of the breath of this moment.
And here I am caught up in this gust of time trying desperately to hold on to this feeling.
I’ve created a masterpiece.
A moment molded by the momentum of an active imagination.
I’ve built a monument.
A reminder of the many minutes
I’ve spent sculpting and reshaping the mountain of the man I’ll become.
And now that I’m all grown up.
Now that my pen has become my peace.
I’ve diagnosed and released determined demons delivered by design and poured them all out on the page of my mind.
I am free now.
Sleep betrays me.
Tomorrow cannot come soon enough.
But right now, as I wrestle with these Unwelcomed wishes. I pray that daylight reveals and relinquishes me from these still smoldering embers of past pain.
I made it. Did it all by my damn self.
I’m still here momma.
It’s been 50 years. Be proud of me.
Because your son created a masterpiece.
This Is Why I Love My Neighbor
By Mike Guinn
I could tell by that Make America Great Again bumper sticker that my neighbor loved the former president. She was Always watching me, judging me, giving me that mean look for no reason.
We couldn’t stand each other. Well we may have had OUR differences, but our pets could care less about “politics”. Everyday my dog anxiously waits for her little friend. And when she sees her. the excitement begins. Then what was once a battleground becomes common ground for my neighbor and I. And as we enjoy the energy of two animals bonding. We talk! Hi my name is Brenda and this is Cassie.
My name is Mike and this is Abby. We’ve done this everyday and our friendship has grown. Three weeks ago she’s asked me to pray for her mom JEAN! Well her mom passed. My heart goes out to her.
Still…our routine continues. And whenever I run out of those doggy poo pickup bags! Brenda shares. When she sees someone that we don’t know! I’m right there. We’ve decided that our dog’s friendship and ours, were way more important than politics.
God is a genius the way he brings people together at time when they need each other the most. When we first met, I thought.
Uh oh! Not another one of those “Karens”. Turns out deep down she was just so caring” And this is how we learn to love our neighbors!
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