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raybearLast night's reading went really well. I decided to perform a slightly revised version of this and also the poem-thing I put here. I hadn't read the latter piece in quite some time (notice the date of March 23, 3001) and got weirded out that some of the things I wrote about actually happened to us recently. I'm no Miss Cleo, but I'm scared.
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freakysparks's piece was smashing and I wasn't the only one who thought so -- I got to witness a wonderful compliment from our waitress.
Damon and I talked on the way home about the various acts we enjoyed and preferred and how I'm not really a hardcore fan of a lot that comes out of the slam style of poetry performance. When I was first starting to experience performance, slam was refreshing take on the dry words I had studied in high school It was energetic and accessible and made sense, but nowadays I need something a bit more. I'm not saying that "all slam poetry" is this or that -- I'm just saying that as is the case with any genre, when you're first exposed to it, you love ALL of it, no matter how mediocre it is, but as tastes progress, it takes a bit more for me to be inspired. But most folks last night weren't really doing poetry slam -- we just got on the topic for awhile.
I loved the comedic pieces and the personal pieces and I actually really loved the quiet pieces by writer's workshop folks. Hell, even the bizarre vocal performer had some fascinating moments, even though I thought her excerpt wasn't excerpted enough. But the one that got me was a monologue piece that took place as a reader at a book signing how steps up to the mic to engage the author. Fcking brilliant. I loved the concept and the piece itself was really strong and well-done. I was honored to be on the same bill as her.
I'm not sure I'll be starting a second career as a writer or performer, but I definitely enjoyed sharing my work and getting the immediate audible response -- such a different mode of feedback than the "sit and wait for comments" game of livejournal. I'm also pleased to know I still possess my ability to speak in front of a group of people with relative easy and natural-ness.
In other news, how much did Chris Rock get paid last night to say Eminem is "the greatest rapper in the world" at the MTV awards show?
freakysparks's piece was smashing and I wasn't the only one who thought so -- I got to witness a wonderful compliment from our waitress. Damon and I talked on the way home about the various acts we enjoyed and preferred and how I'm not really a hardcore fan of a lot that comes out of the slam style of poetry performance. When I was first starting to experience performance, slam was refreshing take on the dry words I had studied in high school It was energetic and accessible and made sense, but nowadays I need something a bit more. I'm not saying that "all slam poetry" is this or that -- I'm just saying that as is the case with any genre, when you're first exposed to it, you love ALL of it, no matter how mediocre it is, but as tastes progress, it takes a bit more for me to be inspired. But most folks last night weren't really doing poetry slam -- we just got on the topic for awhile.
I loved the comedic pieces and the personal pieces and I actually really loved the quiet pieces by writer's workshop folks. Hell, even the bizarre vocal performer had some fascinating moments, even though I thought her excerpt wasn't excerpted enough. But the one that got me was a monologue piece that took place as a reader at a book signing how steps up to the mic to engage the author. Fcking brilliant. I loved the concept and the piece itself was really strong and well-done. I was honored to be on the same bill as her.
I'm not sure I'll be starting a second career as a writer or performer, but I definitely enjoyed sharing my work and getting the immediate audible response -- such a different mode of feedback than the "sit and wait for comments" game of livejournal. I'm also pleased to know I still possess my ability to speak in front of a group of people with relative easy and natural-ness.
In other news, how much did Chris Rock get paid last night to say Eminem is "the greatest rapper in the world" at the MTV awards show?
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Date: 2002-06-07 10:16 am (UTC)That piece from March 01 was absolutely gorgeous.
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Date: 2002-06-07 10:40 am (UTC)it made me cry...
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Date: 2002-06-07 11:36 am (UTC)you know what's funny?
Date: 2002-06-12 02:19 pm (UTC)jessie
Re: you know what's funny?
Date: 2002-06-12 02:26 pm (UTC)A belated but sincere thank-you!
Re: you know what's funny?
Date: 2002-06-12 02:28 pm (UTC):)
jessie
Re: you know what's funny?
Date: 2002-06-12 02:38 pm (UTC)Re: you know what's funny?
Date: 2002-06-12 02:40 pm (UTC)will i still be allowed to sleep with phyllis?
jessie.
Re: you know what's funny?
Date: 2002-06-12 02:46 pm (UTC)Re: you know what's funny?
Date: 2002-06-12 02:50 pm (UTC)