The Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) is a yearly Poetry Slam tournament put on by Poetry Slam, Inc. that pits individual slam poets from around the world that “live their lives as women”against one another. The great city of Austin, Texas, played host to the WOWPS from March 20-22. In celebration of March […]
There comes a point in a woman’s life When we stop to ponder yesterday The transformation from then to now People we’ve met and been along the way The prompt of the musing comes In an array of fashion An old photograph A familiar scent The recent exodus of a lover Whose footprint led us […]
Whether a fan of spoken word poetry, live theater, or simply a fan of people in general here is something that you are certain to enjoy. Donny Jackson, in collaboration with Green Way Arts Alliance presents, a compelling night of theater and spoken word. One Man Shown is delivered in stories by a grandmother, police officer, […]
The first hitchhiker I ever picked up I dropped off in the wrong place. We were both backpackers – young, dirty, and foreign. I was so excited to help, I didn’t even realize my mistake until I was too far to turn around. I’d left him on a busy overpass – gray eyes and […]
A Promise to the Little Ones We Lost I promise you, This world had more kindness than it did filth. I am so sorry that you will not get a chance to see. He was lost. No one found him. So, he found you. You would have felt what loving someone is in about ten […]
Deeeeeear Darla, I loathe the thought of you. Your mother should’ve sat on you at birth. Your name gives me mental cramps. Your name has become a punchline for bad luck. Your name is a bad word in the mouth’s of children. I’ve learned 4 languages over the years to better express how much […]
Click To Listen, full text below. Dear Mr. Gaddafi, Congratulations. You’ve managed to receive more attention from our government in six months than my students have in six years. My 12th graders hardly know the names and situation of our 50 states Or where your country is on a map but they know your name know […]
The morning after a one night stand You will search for the God left in you He will be standing still Somewhere away from home This will be the day Heaven will seem too far You will not acknowledge him Instead, You will bathe in scalding water Attempting to wash away your sins You will […]
It is said a breath takes 7 years to mix completely with the atmosphere. which means in another part of the world what you exhale at this exact moment, will be inhaled by someone else 7 years from now. I pray they know what to do with it. for I remember when I once blindly […]