A stage is a magical place. All at once, you are naked to the audience, who views you while you cannot see them; but the stage is also a location of great power, allowing a performer to armor himself or herself with the performance. The greatest performances coat a universal vulnerability with a thin layerContinue reading “Poets: Booing is for Ghosts & Hissing is for Snakes”
Category Archives: Poetry
All Because Two People Went to FSU (and then fell in love)
Four years ago today I married the first black scientist I ever met. Lucky for me, he digs English majors. Go Noles. Go us. Happy anniversary to my black alchemist! Why Did I Get Married (In the Key of Tyler Perry) I married you for the day you came home: “My boss told me theyContinue reading “All Because Two People Went to FSU (and then fell in love)”
Stage Fright: Rape and Slam Poetry
This will be ugly. But there is nothing pretty about rape, and I will not sugarcoat a turd if something smells rotten in Denmark. I have written a few times (here and here) about my involvement with the Southern Fried Poetry Slam and my poetry troupe, Black on Black Rhyme (BOBR). I’ve been involved with spoken word sinceContinue reading “Stage Fright: Rape and Slam Poetry”
National Poetry Slam 2013 Finals: RIGHT NOW!
National Poetry Slam 2013 Finals: RIGHT NOW! The 2013 National Poetry Slam kicked off this week in Boston, MA! NPS is streaming the entire event live tonight for free. If you feel like hearing some good-good poetry, click the link RIGHT NOW! Get You Some! P.S. Go Team SNO (Slam New Orleans)!
Happy Friday!
It’s Friday, it’s Friday, it’s the end of the week, and the last day! (Word to Ryan Cameron). I’m super happy today for a number of reasons: I got enough sleep last night! I went to bed at 9:45 pm like a good girl. I’ve decided to take a class in creative nonfiction next month!Continue reading “Happy Friday!”
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