2017 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, Arvind Nandakumar, (he/him) is an Indian-something immigrant who has lived in Canada, Australia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the US. He is currently at UC Berkeley studying Microbial Biology. Arvind is a child of Forward Arts located in Baton Rouge Louisiana, and has competed at the International Brave New Voices Festival in 2015 (Representing Baton Rouge), and the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational in 2016 (representing UC Berkeley). His work tackles issues of mental health and focuses on his lived experiences as a poet of color on the autism spectrum.

Arvind Nandakumar - "Mother Loves Me"

Performing for UC Berkeley at the 2016 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational. Want Button Poetry to come to your city? You can help make it possible!