Chuck Perkins is an American spoken word poet, orator, narrator, and activist who infuses the rhythms and vernacular from the Crescent City into his musical spoken word pieces. The New Orleans Times-Picayune says that he "recites poetry like a prize fighter...always going for a knock out." He has performed internationally including at London's prestigious South Bank Centre with Amiri Baraka. A New Orleans native, Perkins opened the performance venue Café Istanbul in 2011.
