Awesome entry point to National Poetry Month with a beautiful piece by Gary Barwin. Carol has rounded up a bunch of prompts if you want to push yourself to do a poem a day for April. It’s International Pwoermd Writing Month too. Here’s an issue on erasure. An article from early March on Patheos on
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VERSeFest Day 5: Capital Slam
As a civilian – as opposed to those on the organizing committee or the reading series organizers – I sometimes feel as if festivals were built for me. Given the room of 30-80, or so, for each event, evidently it fit with more people than me for audience. JM Francheteau watching the show and Monty […]
VERSeFest Women's Slam Showcase
Day 3 of VERSeFest was The Women’s Slam Showcase of V, Kay’la Fraser, Kimbit and Missaralee, hosted by Jenna Tenn-Yuk. Missaralee told of being stuck speechless, except for the “words sanctioned by Shakespeare”, the right time and place being the stage, not interpersonal space. Girls are told to be quiet and obey. (Know that upbringing!) […]
Urban Legends at VERSeFest
Jamal hosted the Urban Legend’s competition. The sign up list of poets was randomized and the crowd called out a number of who would go next. The winner of the night would automatically get a place in the semi-finals. And $250 cash. Second spot gets $100 and third spot $50. First up was the sacrificial […]