An acclaimed spoken-word artist, Ami won first prize in the Atlanta Gay Pride, Girls in the Night, 2003 Glam Slam poetry competition and performs regularly at festivals, conferences, and art venues throughout the country. She co-edited the anthology Not your Mama’s Cookbook: Lip-Smacking Recipes for Raising Hell (Kings Crossing Press, 2002,) and has been published in journals such as Southern Voice, Etcetera Magazine, and Clamour. Her self-produced CD is entitled Strange and Potent Mixture.

As a primary organizer of Ladyfest South 2002, a women’s arts and music festival in Atlanta, Ami met Nashville poets Minton Sparks and Kelly Falzone. Mattison, Sparks, and Falzone have since collaborated on Nashville projects including Green Room’s production of Conjure Women: A Cauldron of Music, Movement and Mouth, and shows at Lipstick Lounge and Bongo Java Afterhours Theater.

Mattison has two co-writing credits and a featured performance on Radical Heart, the debut CD of songwriter, Ross Falzone, published by Poet People. Her edgy poem, “The Crapitalist,” a hard-hitting commentary on consumerism, is backed by Ross’ rhythmic arrangement and powerful vocal performance, while her sassy rap in “Ain’t It A Shame” becomes a pivotal centerpiece in Ross’ song about the sin of complacency. Mattison plans to perform with Ross this fall in both Nashville, and Rochester, NY.

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