audio files for you audiophiles

people often ask me where they can listen to my poetry online, and for too long i had to say that it was impossible. all that has changed, slightly, with these two files for your consumption. you can listen to Pick Me, here and Consent is Sexy, here feel free to send them around and … Continue reading audio files for you audiophiles →

11th hour

i made the dc slam team again this year!!!!!! it was super exciting. i don't have time now to recount the whole evening, but suffice it to say that it was a nail biter til the end. here is our team (from l to r): me, 13 of nazareth, pages, and rasheed copeland (the peeps … Continue reading 11th hour →

slam slam slam slam slam slam slam

tomorrow night. dc slam finals. this is it, people! it all comes down to one slam. it's gonna be bananas and pineapples and a whole fruit salad mashed into your brain and then sucked out by the most beautiful wind coming out the mouth of dc's most talented performance poets (well, some of them at … Continue reading slam slam slam slam slam slam slam →

up jump the boogie

just started reading John Murillo's most recent book of poetry, and i am an immediate fan. his stuff is great. check him out at http://www.johnmurillo.com/ here is a piece by him: VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY Eazy E Six cigarettes in the dark like the eyes of three jackals Scattering bones and dust; the schoolboy … Continue reading up jump the boogie →

city at peace

The region’s most diverse and talented teenage performers tackle the issues in a riveting musical production that will challenge, enlighten, unsettle and entertain as only the rawest of real-life stories can do. May 7 at 7:30 p.m. May 8 at 2* & 7:30 p.m. May 9 at 2 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. *Meet the Cast … Continue reading city at peace →

dc slam finals friday may 14th

i am competing against some of the best performance poets in the dc area, and i'm already shakin in me boots! no joke. except for the fact that i'm not wearing boots in this weather. it is crazy hot out today. but if you can come out to busboys and poets on friday, may 14th … Continue reading dc slam finals friday may 14th →