Cory Besskepp Cofer is a poet with a hop hop mentality. He grew up on Langston Hughes and Public Enemy. Blending originality and rich heritage into his writings and performances, he gives a classic face to his urban-inspired works.A Special Education Teacher, Besskepp’s other accomplishments include performing and conducting poetry workshops at colleges and universities nationally, being featured on HBO’s Def Poetry and having his Hip Hop Theater play, Homeless Beat-boxer, featured at the REDCAT at Disney Hall.He is co-founder of A Mic & Dim Lights, a poetry reading in its 20th year.