I have to get a mini-set of stuff together for the upcoming Wet Ink erotic show next week.  It's the one-year anniversary, so I want to come with something new AND exceptionally sexy.  My previous offerings at this show have been solid, but not gut-bustingly sexy.  Good work, but not sexy enough.

Time to get in the lab...

Tomorrow night is our second-ever Decathlon Slam.
I'm putting the final touches on the secret rounds now.

It's diabolical.

On Saturday, July 19 the Writers' Block will be putting on a family event at the Parsons Library!
1:00 - 2:00
It's a poetry slam with poets performing the work of popular children poets or in character (Dumbledorf poetry?  Jedi poetry with lightsabre?!) and will be judged by the families in attendance!

Costumes may be present!  
Props may be used!

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If there is such a thing as a "Force" and poetry has its equivalent, then I feel the impending doom, the disturbance, the unnamed darkness coming over the hill ( Read more... )

 
If you were at tonight's already-legendary Prince Lyric Slam, then you know there are plenty of opportunities to nominate someone - or various someones - for one 2008 WB Poet's Choice Award or another.

I won't make you fish around for it.  Here is where the nominations go:
http://wblockpoetry .livejournal. com/18553. html

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Attention Writers' Block Patrons:

The Writers' Block Poetry Night has some special events coming up that it needs poets and/or items for.  If you're interested in one or more of the below contact me backchannel at sewoods1 @ yahoo.com and we'll see if we can work out a good fit.

1) Friday, June 22 - The Jazz Slam @ Comfest @ 10:00 PM
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So of course, the first-ever Main Library Poetry Slam was a smash hit.

I was a little nervous at the beginning because I've not done a poetry show at my job proper.  Sure, I've done some stuff at branches, but not the place I come in and work at 40 hours out of my waking week.  After all the press I just got, I was hoping they wouldn't think it was ( Read more... )