Creative hustle: Qosmic Qadence finds his 'Poetic Soul'
Equal parts poet and businessman explores 'shape shift power'
HARK!
I hear ... a man with a plan...
If a poet becomes an entrepreneur, does that make a poepreneur?
Whatever he is, check out Qosmic Qadence.
The word is spreading fast: He’s got more than a thousand followers on Facebook and another 7,000+ on Instagram @PoeticSoulEvent.
The one about the dreamy poet who can put pen to paper but can’t put ideas to work in the real world?
Nope. Not here.
As his bio puts it, “Muwwakkil Sabree Abdul-Qawwee aka ‘Qosmic Qadence™‘ is also a Poet; Author; Youth Educator; Community Activist & Speaker.” Like tires hitting the road, his brand is all about creativity hitting reality: “An empowerment company creating safe spaces through event hosting, where ideas and concepts that prosper mankind, become consciously cultivated practices.”
HARK Valley caught up to QQ last week at Club Dwntwn, where he was getting ready to rehearse with the house band for his shows. His Wednesday night “Poetic Soul” jam night, like its creator, is going off in many directions: Spoken poetry, music, performance art, rappers, comedians. You got it, bring it.
“A little bit of everything,” Qosmic Qadence said, showing his hometown pride with a shirt saluting his hometown.
“D.C. will always be home,” he said, “but I wanted to experience whatever was next with the next level…”
A decade ago, work with a production company brought him here from the nation’s capital, where he started writing poetry in second grade, later in grade school consuming all the poetry he could get his eyes on, from Nikki Giovanni to Emily Dickinson.
Then, the life distractions of finding himself as a teen and young adult stunted his creativity: “I put the pen down and that was it for a number of years.”
A few years after graduating from Stratford University, where he learned the IT skills to become a Department of Labor network administrator, a funny thing happened:
“All of the sudden, hundreds of poems began to pour out of me; in a year-and-a-half, I wrote 400 poems. An absurd amount!” he added with a laugh.
He was riding that wave of creativity when he came to Arizona…then shifted gears, seeing an opportunity to produce shows, nurturing other poets.
“People say, ‘Man, you’re doing a lot!’ My feeling is, people around me weren’t doing enough!"
Going on six years ago, he launched a night called Poetic Soul at a small bar on Seventh Ave. “After five months our show had clearly outgrown the place…I realized it would never grow unless we moved to a space that could facilitate more people coming out.”
In September of 2016, he moved it to its current location of Club Dwntwn, at 702 N. Central Ave., just south of Roosevelt.
Poetic Soul has been running every night there since, except for about six months of darkness during the pandemic in 2020.
On top of local poets, there are musical tribute nights and “we have a featured artist once a month, with 30 minutes of poetry, rap—whatever it is.”
The spotlight shines March 9 on I Am Jones, from Oakland, “an incredible poet, just a master entertainer who uses so many creative gifts. He’s a singer, poet, dancer...”
Check out some of I Am Jones here.
As for Qosmic Qadence, for the most part, he is the master of ceremonies: “I have such a good time cultivating the environment, creating a platform for everybody else.”
That said, every once in a while he will grab the mic and converse some verse, such as:
"Inner-G"
I'm gonna share with you an epiphany...
The most dangerous enemy is our
conscious & unconscious inability,
To shift to a higher frequency our Inner-Me.
In our lower self you see contrary to fairytale,
the devil's potentially sitting right here
in front of we.
It's an energy ...
an energy ...
an energy ...
an energy ...
an inner G ...
an inner G ...
an Inner G!
Oh my god!
Oh my god!
Oh my god!
Oh my god!
Oh my god!
I'm a God
I'm a God
I'm a God
I'm a God!!!!
As all are we
with the unmatched ability
to shape shift power
transforming human beings
even toward the creation
of a world of me's...
It's an 'Inner-G'
Books by Qosmic Qadence:
– Blushing Grace – Poetry & Prose
– Love vs. The World – Poetry
– The Book of Qos – Inspirational Words of Life
– Y’all Got The Game Fu#%ed Up – Relationship 101: Preparation
– I Dreamed You … Beautiful – Poetry & Prose
– Love Letters – Love Focused Poetry
For more information, visit qosmicqadence.com.