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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Performed at WOWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD
“Suck the soul out of me like bad poetry”
Don’t miss this poem from Keyma Flight, performing at WOWPS 2023 in Baltimore, MD
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“He opens my throat, a disposable gutter and I know I’m empty or full or which one he wants me to be”
Don’t miss this poem from Hieu Minh Nguyen
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Performed NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
“That’s the thing about a direct English translation there is never anything correct about it.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ren L[i]u, performing NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
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Performed at Project Row Houses in Houston, TX
“There will be ease, soft breathing, and your favorite foods, a warm animal crawling into bed to sleep with you.”
Don’t miss this poem from Ariana Brown, performing at Project Row Houses in Houston, TX
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Performed at IWPS 2015
“What is the word for taking bathroom breaks at your retail job to cry?”
Don’t miss this poem from Melissa Lozada-Oliva, performing at IWPS 2015
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“Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must.”
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Performed at Albany Barn in Albany, NY in 2023.
“I am a mural tagged overnight, something made more and less of itself.”
Don’t miss this poem from Sierra DeMulder, performing at Albany Barn in Albany, NY in 2023.
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Performed NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
“And it’s the first time all day my little bean runs into my arms when I call them.”
Don’t miss this poem from Christopher Clauss, performing NorthBeast Regional 2023 Finals
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