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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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Performed at The 2023 Roxbury Poetry Festival in Boston, MA
“Every tooth I make my way down with extreme precision, every cavity I carve out into the pulp of him”
Don’t miss this poem from Najya Williams, performing at The 2023 Roxbury Poetry Festival in Boston, MA
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Performed at The Town Hall in NY, during Black History Month 2024
Don’t miss this poem from Zoe Tagoe, performing at The Town Hall in NY, during Black History Month 2024
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Performed at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
“I remind myself that she cannot color inside the lines if I do not draw them before they are crossed”
Don’t miss this poem from Asher Dawkins, performing at the Strike Theater in Minneapolis, MN
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