Performed at The Ill List 2023, in Modesto, CA.
“But seriously, I wish you and your dick the very best. When his dick is his best friend, a man often finds himself alone.”
Don’t miss this poem from Nazelah Jamison, performing at The Ill List 2023, in Modesto, CA.
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“Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to. And love leaves exactly when love must. When love arrives, say, Welcome, make yourself comfortable. If love leaves, ask her to leave the door open behind her. Turn off the music, listen to the quiet. Whisper, Thank you for stopping by.”
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Performed performing at Albany Barn in Albany, NY in 2023.
“I must tell you: every poem is about death when you are reading to the dying.”
Don’t miss this poem from Sierra DeMulder, performing performing at Albany Barn in Albany, NY in 2023.
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Performed at Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center in San Diego, CA
“I know a few things about myself: being human is difficult, being a good human is even harder, but it’s still something I’d like to accomplish while I’m here.”
Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing at Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center in San Diego, CA
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Performed in NYC
“Such a story lives within the bodies of all men.”
Don’t miss this poem from Sean Patrick Mulroy, performing in NYC
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Performed performing at The Button Poetry Studio in Longmont, CO in 2021.
“The hours passed smooth as the wine we downed, like we were pouring the blood back into our bodies.”
Don’t miss this poem from Andrea Gibson, performing performing at The Button Poetry Studio in Longmont, CO in 2021.
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Performed 200305 WoWPS: Winery N1B2
“Turn funerals into homegoing celebrations, declarations that not even death can still this joy. We cannot be destroyed, so bring on the morning.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ayanna Albertson, performing 200305 WoWPS: Winery N1B2
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Performed in NYC
“I wonder, can you drink from me as joyfully as I drink from this man, this king, this font of bygone eras?”
Don’t miss this poem from Sean Patrick Mulroy, performing in NYC
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“Maybe love stays, maybe love can’t. Maybe love shouldn’t.”
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Performed at The 2023 Roxbury Poetry Festival in Boston, MA
“When I was born, I nearly killed her. When she had me, I almost died, and our two lives have been one slow suicide pact ever since.”
Don’t miss this poem from Aparna, performing at The 2023 Roxbury Poetry Festival in Boston, MA
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