Saturday I debuted a poem based on a line I wrote on facebook: "I scream in my car to keep from killing you all". I used it as a slam poem and won last place at the Lake Effect Poetry team qualifier. W00t! Go me!
I am not really concerned if I don't make the team this year. I never really score well anyway when I go up. I try to be entertaining and have fun with it. Sky and I are still going on tour at the end of May/Beginning of June in preparation for landing in Columbus for the Rustbelt Regional Poetry slam.
Why I bring it up is because I did the Scream poem again for Monday night poetry. I wish I had done it first because it quieted all of the bysitters in the shop and allowed the poets some peace as they read their work after me. I mean, I'm not one to tell people what to do, but it gets loud in there with mofos just talking their fool heads off while we are trying to be poetical.
I wish I could have a sign somewhere that says, "Quiet! Creation is happening!" or something catchy like that to maybe influence the bysitters to shush, or at least talk lower.
My nephew and faux-niece attended with me and Sky. My niece was surprised at how much fun she had and will hopefully come back in coming weeks.
We start the Stark Knights Tour on April 1st. I'm excited! Thirteen shows coming and while I've already had people back out, I've gotten almost everyone replaced who has had to.
I'm trying to think of a new introduction for the poetry nights... I like the "hear ye, hear ye" intro, but it's always good to make some change... maybe a scream to clear the air...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Now don't you feel better?
Thanks for reading!
Az
I am not really concerned if I don't make the team this year. I never really score well anyway when I go up. I try to be entertaining and have fun with it. Sky and I are still going on tour at the end of May/Beginning of June in preparation for landing in Columbus for the Rustbelt Regional Poetry slam.
Why I bring it up is because I did the Scream poem again for Monday night poetry. I wish I had done it first because it quieted all of the bysitters in the shop and allowed the poets some peace as they read their work after me. I mean, I'm not one to tell people what to do, but it gets loud in there with mofos just talking their fool heads off while we are trying to be poetical.
I wish I could have a sign somewhere that says, "Quiet! Creation is happening!" or something catchy like that to maybe influence the bysitters to shush, or at least talk lower.
My nephew and faux-niece attended with me and Sky. My niece was surprised at how much fun she had and will hopefully come back in coming weeks.
We start the Stark Knights Tour on April 1st. I'm excited! Thirteen shows coming and while I've already had people back out, I've gotten almost everyone replaced who has had to.
I'm trying to think of a new introduction for the poetry nights... I like the "hear ye, hear ye" intro, but it's always good to make some change... maybe a scream to clear the air...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Now don't you feel better?
Thanks for reading!
Az
*Note* Originally posted on the now defunct AzrielJohnsonAuthor.blogspot.com 03/29/16
Azriel Johnson is an inkspatter analyst and a serial writer by night. He runs a small, not money losing publishing press and a weekly open mic with monthly features called Writing Knights Press and Writing Knights: Stark.
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