Curtis Lavon

​Curtis Lavon Burton (born Sept. 5, 1989), known as Curtis Lavon, is an American poet from Columbia, SC. Lavon embarked on his poetic journey as an artist shortly after 2011 when he suffered a series of heart attacks in Greenville, SC. He stated, "While I was in the hospital, I heard music yet the room was either quiet or full of visitor chatter. And it was like I knew what I needed to do." It would not be until April 2016, until Lavon would release his premier poetic masterpiece entitled "Lipservice." Lavon culminated himself in the arts, after partnering with South Carolina fashion designer Rashaud Cleveland releasing Underground Word Club (UWC) clothing line late 2016 making it unique as it is "Created for artists, by artists, with the artist in mind."

Lavon's second poetic project entitled "Adlibs" (2017) hit the Upstate South Carolina circuit in a frenzy after debuting his spoken word poetry at Coffee Underground's open mic. Lavon is most noted for his storytelling ability and stage presence amongst southern poets. His music's melodic tones enable him to speak on love, faith, and redemption as a man of God in America.