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Performed at Rustbelt 2015
“”It is easy to hurt someone who looks just like you, especially when you hate yourself.””
Don’t miss this poem from Olivia Gatwood, performing at Rustbelt 2015
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Performed at IWPS 2015
“So where had I failed in this chameleon training, how could he tell?”
Don’t miss this poem from Patrick Roche, performing at IWPS 2015
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Performed at WOWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD
“And even though it hurts we’ve got to pour salt water on our wounds.”
Don’t miss this poem from Selena Rose, performing at WOWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD
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Performed at Camp Bar in St. Paul, MN
“”To know what it’s like to be invisible until revealed to be ugly, alien thing””
Don’t miss this poem from Bao Phi, performing at Camp Bar in St. Paul, MN
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Performed at IWPS 2015
“They do it so often they probably wouldn’t be able to recognize a photograph of their own skin, they think it’s far better to be invisible.”
Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing at IWPS 2015
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Performed at WOWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD
“I am control even when I consensually give it away I am a sovereign entity allocating all of this power exactly as I see fit.”
Don’t miss this poem from Cyn, performing at WOWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD
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Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
“Ami doesn’t want us to forget that there’s more to life than deadlines, there’s plenty of time to pause, enjoy a slice of ice cream cake.”
Don’t miss this poem from Usman Hameedi, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
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Performed performing at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY
“Two people in New Orleans fall in love under an oak tree whose branches bend like sorrow”
Don’t miss this poem from Clint Smith, performing performing at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY
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Performed at IWPS 2015
“Dear Jake you are the reason I should not go for walks anymore. I keep falling in love with footprints.”
Don’t miss this poem from Patrick Roche, performing at IWPS 2015
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2024 Video Contest Winners & Runners-Up
Congratulations to the winners of our 2024 Video Contest!
Winning Videos Full Collection
Grand Champion: Kelsey L. Smoot – A Litany For Arrival – After Audrey Lorde Release October 9, 2024
Runner-up: Vanessa Chica Ferreira & Rebeca Lois Lucret – We Can Never Be Small Release October 10, 2024
Emerging Writers Winner: Ariana Lee – Mo Li Hua Release October 11, 2024
