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freshly sharpened
freshly sharpened minds can still dull an audience, unlightened intellects like pencils, freshly sharpened prone to crack if you push too hard, so sing your poems softly, and save your fast facts for the pack rats publishing frothy pints by the half-rack of head lines heads line, heads lined, up to blind back packers cyclops … Continue reading freshly sharpened
now accepting applications
are you a young artist in the dc, md, or va area? sol y soul is scouring the dmv for dedicated young teen artists who want to develop their skills through our generations leading us (glu) program. it is lots of fun, and a great experience for anyone who wants to learn how to organize … Continue reading now accepting applications
the poet daniel
The Poet Daniel DEMO from Daniel José Custódio on Vimeo. i had the pleasure of meeting daniel at the national poetry slam and again here in dc when he came to feature at spit dat. his stuff is raw. his stuff is real. i really dig his style. and his message. a true brother down … Continue reading the poet daniel
they canceled Reading Rainbow
they canceled Reading Rainbow!!! they sent bombs to Iraq they eat at the fancy restaurants and sit fat in large movie theaters they like to see violence it amuses them they have more things than they can name they feel ownership of other living things they bond closely with non-living things they decided Pluto is … Continue reading they canceled Reading Rainbow
saturday afternoon/evening show
greetings computerized interneter world! you're looking good. damn sexy if i do say so myself. keep it up. me? well i gots a show this saturday in downtown silver spring, maryland. it is free and open to the public, and it is a family friendly affair. expression live starts at 4:30pm on saturday, september 5th. … Continue reading saturday afternoon/evening show
DC POETRY FESTIVAL friday aug 28th
come one come all come for FREE this FRIDAY< AUGUST 28th> 2009 at the Carter Barron Amphitheatre in Northwest Washington, DC GIL SCOTT HERON is featuring!!!! and both the adult and youth DC Slam teams are performing and that means me it's gonna be a big show i hope you can make it "i'm jumpin … Continue reading DC POETRY FESTIVAL friday aug 28th
poetic form
i've heard tell of haiku and sonnet, limerick and pantoum, and whatnot, but here are the kinds of poems that i am used to hearing as a performance poet. backwards and forwards poems. tongue twisters. essays. love poems. anaphora anaphora anaphora. slam. circular poems. biographic. sing-songy. rap. screaming poems. snap your fingers. stomp your feet … Continue reading poetic form
from the desk of . . .
prof. tucker & ms. gowri k. take your stinky monkey butt over potpourri piles fragrant vagrant sit still and let's collect your things up starting lower again down the upper and higher the flyer the bigger the message the smaller the flier: take my card. grandmaster flash me trash me like oscar the grouch mash … Continue reading from the desk of . . .
hot damn, summer in the city
back of my neck gettin dirty and grity sike. i've been funemployed for about a week now, and i'm lovin it y'all. but i still want a job, so if you've got any connections or ideas, please lemme know. meanwhile i will keep doing the open mic thing and applying for jobs around the area. … Continue reading hot damn, summer in the city
twofifteen
losers lose. we lost. last night at the national poetry slam, we got third place in our last bout, so we are not moving on to semi-finals. i was bummed. drank a lot of wine. did things i don't remember (nothing regretted though). i'm kinda still sulking today. i need to get over that ish, … Continue reading twofifteen
nps 2009
i'm leaving today for florida. competing in the poetry slam inc. 2009 national poetry slam representing washington, dc kiss me and smile http://nationalpoetryslam.com/
repeat, indefinitely
we'll meet again in our next lives, and in our next next next lives after that we'll fall in love again digging up hip hop artifacts in the year 3012, dusting off the wheels of what we think was the A2 train uptown buried in what used to be the atlantic ocean. we'll date the … Continue reading repeat, indefinitely
back in the district, ready to roll out
peace fam! i'm back. been back since last friday. about to leave next monday for the national poetry slam in west palm beach, florida and i'm hella nervous and excited. should i write a new piece or two to drop at nationals? or just stick with the ones that have brought me here? i'm starting … Continue reading back in the district, ready to roll out
my shero
if you've read my poem about Ms. Joanne Bland, then you know all about her and her story. well, maybe not ALL about her, but enough to see why she is so amazing. well, here i am with her outside of Brown AME Church in Selma, AL this summer. she gave us a great tour … Continue reading my shero
Viva La Causa
it's been a minute since my last post. so much has happened and i will not be able to tell you about even half of it. i will give you what i can before we start our debrief discussion for tonight. basically, i am not in Memphis, TN, the last stop on our summer civil … Continue reading Viva La Causa
sanskruta stree para shakti
it means "an enlightened woman is a tremendous power," and was written on a fancy scroll given to Coretta Scott King when she visited a university in India. i found this scroll at the King Center in Atlanta, located beside The Reverend Dr. and Mrs. Kings' burial site on sweet Auburn Avenue. the quote had … Continue reading sanskruta stree para shakti
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here is a link to local news coverage of my students in Greensboro, NC check it!
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