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Performed at The Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
“”Newly awakened grief has hands wrapped around his neck twisted like rosary beads tightening in prayer clinging to the last breath of his body like a final amen.””
Don’t miss this poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at The Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
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Performed Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO
“She rubs disappointment into her palms and cups my chin.”
Don’t miss this poem from Lalli Mangum, performing Rustbelt 2019 in St. Louis, MO
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Performed at Albany Barn in Albany, NY
“Who would sign up to love something so impermanent?”
Don’t miss this poem from Sierra DeMulder, performing at Albany Barn in Albany, NY
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Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
“Being directly, explicitly ordered around by commercials, magazines, music, and media is dehumanizing.”
Don’t miss this poem from Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
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Performed at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA
“She wanted me to smile so everyone around me could be a little bit more comfortable with my sadness.”
Don’t miss this poem from Akeem Olaj, performing at IWPS 2019 in San Diego, CA
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Performed at The Town Hall in New York, NY
“These words take hold of me and revoke the authenticity of my true self.”
Don’t miss this poem from Zoe Tagoe, performing at The Town Hall in New York, NY
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Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
“A reminder that sometimes, the best response is nothing at all, a blank screen that says ‘user not found.'”
Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
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Performed at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
“On Thursday, I got into a car accident, and my hands already started calling him. I hung up before he couldn’t answer.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ollie Schminkey, performing at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
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Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
“I re-emerged revolution in my ugly, Monarch Majesty butterfly brilliancelike I said I was.”
Don’t miss this poem from Usman Hameedi, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
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Performed at the Button Studio
“Rumor has it politicians don’t take too kindly to paper cuts or other proof that once upon a time they were mortal.”
Don’t miss this poem from Darius Simpson, performing at the Button Studio
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