Jamaica Osorio

Named for a Jackson Browne song, Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio is a veteran in the youth poetry community and on her way to becoming a strong voice in the adult scene. Since her emergence in 2007 in the Youth Speaks Hawaii scene Jamaica has contributed to bringing Back-to-back International slam championships to the islands (2008-09) and is heavily featured in HBO’s 2008 Documentary series “Brave New Voices.” Jamaica Claimed her First Individual title in 2009 when she won the Youth Speaks Hawaii Grand Slam with two rounds of perfectly scored poetry. Since then, Jamaica has graced stages throughout the United States and abroad (Bogotá Columbia). One of her most memorable performances include the first Poetry Jam in the white house where she performed along side Joshua Bennet, Mayda De Valle, James Earl Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Esperanza Spalding for the First Family and many other distinguished guest.
Currently Jamaica is Studying Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity and Creative Writing at Stanford University while touring throughout the United States. Jamaica brings raw emotion to her poetry and music and spends most of her free time composing and writing poetry. Her commitment to the legacy of her Hawaiian people is marrow deep and can be seen through all of her art. Keep your eyes and ears open because there is surely more to come from this enthused performance artist.


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Named for a Jackson Browne song, Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio is a veteran in the youth poetry community and on her way to becoming a strong voice in the adult scene. Since her emergence in 2007 in the Youth Speaks Hawaii scene Jamaica has contributed to bringing Back-to-back International slam championships to the islands (2008-09) and is heavily featured in HBO’s 2008 Documentary series “Brave New Voices.” Jamaica Claimed her First Individual title in 2009 when she won the Youth Speaks... (read more)