Regie Cabico is a

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and spoken word artist. He has been featured on two seasons of ''

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'' on

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(produced by

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) and has been called the

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of spoken word. He is an "out and proud" gay man.

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Cabico is a critically acclaimed performance poet who has won top prizes in the 1993, 1994, and 1997 National Poetry Slams. His poetry appears in over 30 anthologies including Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Café, Spoken Word Revolution and Slam. He was also featured in MTV's "Free Your Mind" Spoken Word Tour. Regie is the recipient of three New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships for Poetry and Multi-Disciplinary Performance. He is a regular performer at the

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and the

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. He was artist-in-residence at

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, and

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. In 1995, he performed at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival in New York City. He was a collaborating artist in Rhythmicity at The

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(2002–2003) season. His first collection of poetry, A Rabbit in Search of a Rolex and Other Hyperboles, Mysteries, Parables and Fantasias, was published by Day Eight on Nov. 15, 2023.

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