✨ Daiō's Poetry Corner✨

Who is Daiō?

Spoken Word Poet | Teaching Artist | Community Collaborator

📍 Portland, Oregon
📧 atomicpoetrypunk@gmail.com
📷 @poetry.by.daio
☕ Ko-fi | 📰 Substack

Daiō (formerly Sage Lilac) is a spoken word poet exploring the intersections of family trauma, the transgender experience, nature, and forgiveness...

🌈 Performance Highlights

• Portland Poetry Slam - Grand Champion (2024)
• Featured: Magnificent Queer Tarot (2025)
• Opening for Levi the Poet (2024)
• WOWPS - Dallas, TX (2020)
• Write About Now (YouTube)
• And many more from 2013–2025!

📚 Publications

• Nailed Magazine
• Chapbook: “Describe Your Dysphoria in Four Letters” (2019)
• Broadside: “I Always Wanted…” (2024)
• Bigfoot Regional Poetry Anthology

🎭 Collaborations

With composers, visual artists, and community poets. Including a musical with Sarah Mattox and visual collabs with Mikal Faust + athoughtbytim.com.

🏅 Awards & Slam Glory

• Portland Slam Grand Champ (2024)
• Gold Medalist – Slam Olympics (2023–2025)
• WOWPS Rep (2020)
• SpeakNOW Champion (2012)

🧘 Zen & Community

Facilitator of the Zen Poet Society, and resident at Dharma Rain Zen Center.

🌟 Artistic Philosophy

"Poetry is connection; connection is always collaborative."

📝 Sample Poems