Full Title: “‘Who I am on stage is who I am in real life’: Art & Soul’s jus Will blends poetry, humor (via Indianapolis Star)
About 20 years ago, Will King III hovered over the sign-in list at an open mic. He scanned the stage names, realizing he didn’t have one himself. So he thought up something clever on the spot: jus Will.
The second word is his full first name simply as it is — not William, not Willis but “jus” Will. No smoke and mirrors, as he tells it now.
“Who I am on stage is who I am in real life,” he said.
The name stuck and is now the moniker for his career as a poet and comedian and sometimes a mix of both. jus Will has played rooms in Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and Atlanta, among other major cities. He wrote “The Missedprint of a Poet” about his own journey, has recorded an album and EPs, and has another spoken-word project in the works. Locally, he hosts the open mic called the Green House Affect at Pharm Free Life in Castleton.
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Indianapolis Star | The Green House AFFECT | The Missedprint of a Poet
