Mark Skrzypczak

New Jersey Poet, Haiku Afficicano and Event Director of Jersey City Slam Mark Skrzypczak was nominated as “Slam Organizer of the Year,” at the 2016 National Poetry Awards. Poetry has led Skrzypczak to perform all over the country including Boston, Salt Lake City, Oakland, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Rutgers University, Barnard College, and the University of Colorado. He represented Jersey City Slam at the National Poetry Slam as a slammer in 2013 and as a coach in 2015-18. He coached the viral sensation Rutgers University Poetry Slam Team at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational from 2013-2015. His poem, “What My Scales Reads,” was nominated for the 2019 Pushcart Prize in Poetry. His work has been published multiple times in Borderline, Minglewood, and Jersey City Writers. His work was praised on Slam Center during the 2013 National Poetry Slam and won the award for “Most Inspiring,” at the 2019 Jersey City Poetry Festival.