Our first meeting was three years ago during the chaos of the pandemic. I was asked to play as she engineered words. We had mere moments to connect with each other prior to the performance. My scripted music was thrown out the window in favor of pure artistry. What happened [...]
It was a last minute improv request. The poetess and I met just prior to the concert to vibe and exchange creative space. It was a pleasant time. As it ended, I announced that everything would be different for the performance. She acknowledged a premonition about it. This statement brought [...]
My push to be social and actually interact with other people has been going quite well this season. For some reason, my busy month has not been busy. However, there have been tons of events where I have been invited as a guest. Yesterday alone found me at two of […]
The first time I ever saw Spoken Word Poetry was on HBO in 2000. The center stage was taken by the Punany Poet herself, Jessica Holter. After seeing and performing in a few shows open mics in Miai, I felt myself rather at home as a captive audience member in […]
It was early Friday afternoon when I realized that there was an event that I should attend. It involved all of the things that I loved: women, art, poetry, and healing. My attire consisted of goddess material and out the door I went, daring to be social. Upon entry, it […]