Performed performing at The Button Poetry Studio in Longmont, CO in 2021.
“The soul misses what the body could not let go–what else could hold on that tightly to everything?”
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 in NYC
“Trust a stranger like the desperate do. In order to survive, pride banishes my guilt”
Don’t miss this poem from Sean Patrick Mulroy, performing in NYC
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Performed at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
“I play my daughter’s ukulele and the strings want to know what they did to deserve this kind of torture.”
Don’t miss this poem from Rudy Francisco, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN
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Performed at The Ill List 2023, in Modesto, CA.
“My pussy ain’t never been interested in taking nothing that didn’t belong to her.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ebony Stewart, performing at The Ill List 2023, in Modesto, CA.
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“I once held on to a grudge for so long, I forgot how the conflict actually started.”
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Performed in NYC
“We like to remember Stonewall because that’s the first time we took on the cops and won.”
Don’t miss this poem from Sean Patrick Mulroy, performing in NYC
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Performed at Queen Bee’s Art and Cultural Center in San Diego, CA
“I once held on to a grudge for so long, I forgot how the conflict actually started.”
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 at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX
“How do white folks say they don’t want to remember when these crops are the backdrop of our history in America?”
Don’t miss this poem from Lyrical Faith, performing at WoWPS 2020 in Dallas, TX
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Performed at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
“It’s easy to think that ‘having an addictive personality’ means no one can get enough of you. Then, you grow up and your poetry professor tells you to stop writing poems about whiskey.”
Don’t miss this poem from Zach Goldberg, performing at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
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Performed at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD
“I will not die just for you to watch over my corpse mourning as I regret not giving myself the love that I deserve.”
Don’t miss this poem from Blacqwildflowr, performing at the Stonewall International Poetry Slam in Baltimore, MD
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