Yunus Abdul-Quddus... father took him to jazz poetry clubs to expose him to poetry.   In the sixth grade he wrote his first poem. Bored with conventional story telling and books he read in grade school, he would skim through, take the sentences, and try to make them rhyme. His ability to take words and write completely different stories, showed his vast literary talents. At the age of 19, Yunus went public with his poetry for the first time at Brave New World in Philadelphia. He has set a life long goal to be heard globally. He is also founder and President of Johnson & Wales Underground Poetry Club, which brings together other artistic minds to share their literary talents. Yunus has appeared on Brown University Radio and WDAJ am The Drive with Angelo Marinoch. He has set a goal to create music that can bring all ethnic cultures and background under one umbrella, without disrespecting oneself or belittling women. "Pick up a dictionary like Malcolm X and tell your story. Write clean pure music and words that still tell true experiences of love, spirituality, and poetic testimonies on life. He has taught poetry and acting at the Met Technical Center, Johnson & Wales Poetry Club and CCRI  In 2005 he opened for Philadelphia's legendary poet Ursula Rucker and HBO Def Jam Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo at Sound Session. Yunus finished second place in poetry slams at the Lizard Lounge, Boston and AS220 in Providence.  Yunus has released three tracks on a poetry mix CD entitled Know Words-Volume I with the Quiet Nation Label, and completed a CD entitled Lost thoughts of Poetry. He is working on a chapbook entitled Lost Poets, a book of poems from the album and poems he has memorized over the past 15 years. This is only the beginning for a student/poet/teacher and counselor who puts passion into the art of poetry.