Boise!
Wow! The poetry scene in Boise is a happening place. If nothing else, they have FUN! Featuring there was such a wonderful experience. The workshop went better than I expected and the slam was packed with wonderful, gracious audience members. I had a grand time hanging with Cheryl and her kids and then with the Boise poets.
My feature was really well received. I was giggling on the inside while I was doing Sock Puppet, because the room was so primed for laughter from the slam that when the piece switched to the more disturbing part, there were a lot of nervous "I thought this was a funny poem" laughter moments in the crowd. By the end, I had achieved the effect I was after but I was supremely amused at how long that went on. I sold a few chapbooks, got a few drinks bought for me, and hung out playing Super Nintendo Mario Brothers while we all kept doing bits from Ken Arkind's "Life... is like MARIO BROTHERS". Delicious!
I just wish I had remembered to leave some thank you chapbooks for Cheryl. Ugh. Next time I see her I will. She was so gracious the whole time and I loved all the great conversations. What a neat person.
And she can rock a red dress... hard!
-Jesster
My feature was really well received. I was giggling on the inside while I was doing Sock Puppet, because the room was so primed for laughter from the slam that when the piece switched to the more disturbing part, there were a lot of nervous "I thought this was a funny poem" laughter moments in the crowd. By the end, I had achieved the effect I was after but I was supremely amused at how long that went on. I sold a few chapbooks, got a few drinks bought for me, and hung out playing Super Nintendo Mario Brothers while we all kept doing bits from Ken Arkind's "Life... is like MARIO BROTHERS". Delicious!
I just wish I had remembered to leave some thank you chapbooks for Cheryl. Ugh. Next time I see her I will. She was so gracious the whole time and I loved all the great conversations. What a neat person.
And she can rock a red dress... hard!
-Jesster