So I'm hanging out in San Francisco for three weeks, transitioning from artist and arts professional to full-time scholar. The process largely involves a great deal of reading, followed by a great deal of drinking...rinse and repeat. But I sacrifice for my career ( Read more... )

I don't know how to write this post except to just let it out stream-of-consciousness and leave it on the floor.

After doing theater, I think slam has a lot in common with it, scene wise. That's not a compliment. I heard some really well-written rants, and a bit of poetry. I designated myself the East German judge, and got flinched at by a poet that ( Read more... )

I try to reach back to slam...but I fear it is not to be. There's something about the chemical reaction I have with the competitive art form that creates something...caustic. It burns, it smells of rot, and each foray into Slam leaves me with wounds it takes months to heal ( Read more... )

Work is good. I
feel accepted, wanted- life
flows slightly faster, days and
weeks runintoeachother.

I smile more.

I gauge my weight in moments,
not pounds. Self acceptance has become
an afghan I wear with ease- mostly.

I make time for love.

Sounds matter more, tastes matter less, and
opinions- barely at all. I choose my friends by default
and with a hand open ( Read more... )

From Ed Mabrey...
In modern times and in the performance poetry circle, the form of traditional haiku has been tweaked a bit to be more like a senryu.

That said, here is all you need to know for now.

You need 17 syllables total.

5 in the first line

7 in the second

5 in the last line.

I want you (this means anyone who reads this) to either post them here ( Read more... )

There are disadvantaged black children.

There are disadvantaged brown children.

There are disadvantaged white children.

There are disadvantaged children with multiple ethnicities.

There are disadvantaged children in Asia.

There are disadvantaged children in Africa.

There are disadvantaged children in Europe.

There are disadvantaged children in ( Read more... )

him get what him got ( Read more... )

She a ( Read more... )

Rent is due.
Government subsidies should hit your mailbox.
Payday for some.
The stores will be crowded.

La Vie Boheme ( Read more... )