2. I grew up in the most beautiful place on the planet, the Dark and Bloody
ground, the horse capital of the world, land of bourbon and burgoo:
Lexington, Kentucky
I am blessed to have an
inspirational family. On the
left, my sister who received
a basketball scholarship to
the University of DePauw.
On the right, my
grandparents. My
grandmother was the first
woman vice-mayor of
Lexington and an influential
political figure, serving on an
elite Ronald Reagan
committee. My grandfather
is the State Controller having
served under 5 KY
governors.
4. •Attended the School for Creative
and Performing Arts in Lexington,
KY from 4th to 12th grade
•Auditioned and was accepted to
the Kentucky Governor's School
for the Arts, majoring in Creative
Writing
•The Governor's School alumni
status paired with a score of 30 on
the ACT earned me the
Presidential Scholarship to the
University of Kentucky
•Maintaining my position on the
Dean’s List at the University of
Kentucky until I graduate in 2013
5. I am an avid writer across several genres
including: poetry, journalism and short stories. I
often perform at writing venues around the state
of Kentucky. I was recently honored to perform
with legendary Kentucky writers like Frank X
Walker, Silas House and Crystal Wilkinson as we
paid respects to the late James Hall. I have
several works of writing going through the
process of publication, to be released in the
summer of 2012.
7. Writers such as
Allen Ginsberg,
Jack Kerouac,
Hunter S.
Thompson and
Saul Williams are
all reflections of
the writing
career I am
carving out
8. The madness to come…
• I intend to apply for internships and columnist
positions at the University of Kentucky
newspaper, the Kentucky Kernel, as well as the
Lexington, KY newspaper, the Herald-Leader.
• I will continue performing my work locally and
sending my work to publishers. I am currently
planning a national spoken word tour with
various writers through our organization,
Resist.
9. What is RESIST?
About
• Restoring confidence in humanism.
Resisting negativity, brutality, & normalcy
through rationality & compassion...RESIST.
The world needs heroes.
Mission
• Progress, Understanding, and Compassion.
Description
• Resist is an organization that embodies the
idea of being human. Our ability to care and
understand one another are the fueling
force behind Resist. We do community
outreach ranging from volunteering at
shelters, mentoring the next generation and
expression through art. Everything we do is
an effort to protect people's perception of
what it means to be human. Live, Love,
Resist.
10. Contact info for Adam Ross:
Email: bkagross@yahoo.com
LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/
adam-ross/4a/524/a6b
