An elite poet in the international spoken word community, Ben Yisrael is an eight-time National Poetry Slam (NPS) competitor, distinguished as a 2005 NPS Finalist, a two-time semi-finalist, and the 2014 NPS Head-to-Head Haiku Champion. His competitive prowess extends to the international stage, where he was recognized as the 17th ranked poet in the world at the 2012 Individual World Poetry Slam. Beyond the slam stage, he has performed at prestigious institutions and festivals—from New York’s SoundBites Festival to John Cabet University in Rome, Italy—and has served as a vital community architect. As the co-founder of Mic Check (Texas) and Alchemy Poetry (Seattle), and the founder of the Boombox Poets Salon in Mexico City, his career is defined by both individual excellence and a lifelong commitment to fostering poetic spaces worldwide.