Biography
Performance Poet, DJ and Net Radio maker, Haji Mike is one of the most well known artists from Cyprus who started performing his works in the last 1980s when he was based in London, UK. His poetry travelled far and wide with collaborations, solo releases, touring with Apples & Snakes and throughout the world. Haji Mike is also an academic. He has been teaching Communications since 2000 at The University of Nicosia. Based at Blind Dog Studios in Nicosia Cyprus, he also hosts 2 weekly radio shows and his latest works include releases with Chaka Chouka (France/Morocco/Cyprus), Dr, Chrispy (USA) and the single, 'The Wild' - for more info check www.hajimike.com
Mihalakis
At school, They gave us all kinds a names, Dished out every lesson, On playing pitches And over stormy dining tables. They called me many names, I had more nicknames than the year has days More nicknames than the sun has rays. They call me… “Colour!” Call me paki, diego, whop, spik and darkie. They call me… “Class!” Said I should work like my parents, Long hard hours, sweating buckets, present-past. They call me… “Intelligence!” Said I was linguistically backward, Taught me rugby and football And maintained that my maths and history were “Dodgy and awkward”. They also call me… “Culture!” Said I was skitzofrenik, Trapped in some kind of bi-cultural panic, Lost in Britain and not proud of it. Call me colour, Call me class, Call me all kinds of nothing...... But they never called me, Mihalakis, By my name, For that, Was all, I ever, Asked. © 1988 HAJI-MIKE/1992 APPLES & SNAKES ANTHOLOGY
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Blog entries by Haji Mike
Poetry Up In Lights at the de Young (07/12/2021)
Cool Music for a hot Summer – New Haji Mike Single ‘The Wild’ (02/07/2021)
Blog link: https://www.writeoutloud.net/blogs/hajimike
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