Bob Costas said "Slam Poet"? Sweet!

[mseuphrates]

Ed Plunkett just blogged about this over here , or I wouldn't know. :)
('Yote and I were out on a date last night, so we missed the Opening Ceremonies.)

From his  blog: "I do not know Shane Koyczan, but he just went on a podium in the middle of the opening ceremonies for the Olympics, in front of an audience of hundreds of millions and did this poem

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[maevemacaraab]

I was wondering if you know of these people:

http://www.creativaconverge.com/

They're in your area.

[mseuphrates]

I've heard of it and keep planning to go, and keep having conficts. *sigh* Hoping for next month. :D Totally need to get 'Yote on stage more (of course, the Columbus Arts Fest is coming up, just need to keep reminding him to send in his stuff before the deadline Monday - the work of a Poet Handler is NEVER done...sigh). :)

[irishcoyote]

Shane is such the bomb!
:)
*kisskiss*

[luscious_words]

It was pretty effin' awesome to watch. It was one of many highlights for me. Of course, the highlight of highlights? kd lang singing 'Hallelujah'...GUH!!!