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Karl is a Puerto Rican actor, director, and author originally from Milwaukee, WI. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin and First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble, he continues his exploration of verse and heightened language in theater as a part of The BARS Workshop at The Public Theater in New York, where writers/performers develop new verse for the stage. His poetry has been featured at festivals such as Brave New Voices, Collegiate Union Poetry Slam Invitational, Hip Hop Theater Festival of NYC (currently HI-ARTS), the Contacting the World Theatre Festival in Manchester, England, Dance Theater of Harlem and The Public Theater. His poetry can also be read on Apogee, The Acentos Review, The Breakwater Review, The Florida Review, RHINO Poetry, Kweli Journal, The Westchester Review, The Brooklyn Review, The Madison Review and The Break Beat Poets Vol4 : Latinext (2020). As an emcee, he has shared the stage with Anderson Paak, Mac Miller, Chance The Rapper, Ludacris, Wale and Kendrick Lamar to name a few. Karl is also a proud Urban Word NYC Poet Mentor and a member of the Actor’s Equity Association. Karl is the author of Catch a Glow, available now on Finishing Line Press. Karl lives in Brooklyn, NY.