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Open Mic Highlights
• Ren’s poem examining the Chinese greeting of “Have you eaten yet?”
• “Unrequited Love is Like Organized Religion” – Mica Rich on the unreachable and promises people make to us
• “Don’t talk to me, I need time for my sublunar calculations” – Charlie R
• “I come from a land of a thousand splendid suns” – Arneaz
• “You love me through my womb shedding” – Hanan
• Keaton’s poem opening up with someone saying, “Have you been writing lately?” and so many audience members groaning in response
• Greg M WHOLESOME POEM ALERT (“the official Dad of the Cantab–the Dadtab” – Amy)
• “In America violence is an escape from violence” – Kaitie D fleetingly on video games and injuries
• Sue Savoy’s “I can’t write a poem about a vibrator” that was too embarrassing and personal to finish, but did later inspire host Briana to read her own somewhat-embarrassing vibrator poem later on the mic
• Will S writing about tarot and a lyric from Sabrina Carpenter’s “Lie To Girls”
• Amy texting me to include Rasheen’s whole poem in the recap, and while I can’t, I will say it was the best poem I have ever heard to reference an ancient GUSHERS commercial
• The LAST CHANCE HAIKU SLAM which featured long-time listener Matt M’s first time on the mic, plus several contestants swaying audiences (ironically or not) to vote for their competitors. Kaitie D won in the final round over Edie C!
Feature
Quentin Collins gave us a very craft-driven yet accessible feature that felt like an old friend sharing with you everything that is going on with their life right now. Reading from three distinct manuscripts, we got to hear detailed descriptions/deconstruction of the Chicago suburbs where he grew up, his family’s strong competitive history with bowling, detours into Afrofuturism, tales of riding on the el and causing ruckus, and an enthralling new poem entitled “Every Day I Wake Up and Get Dressed Like A Funeral,” that detailed how to be prepare for the unexpected bout of unconsciousness. All this is only scratching the surface of his great feature, so be sure to check both of Quentin’s books, or watch the replay of the livestream on our Instagram!
Coming Up This Wednesday
The feature this Wednesday is the third annual HAIKU TOURNAMENT! Myles is away and Michael F. Gill has taken the reins, bringing us a high-energy multi-tiered double elimination tournament with all of our previous haiku slam winners. At LEAST $170 is available to the winner who can navigate though a haiku suite round, a themed round involving dirty and experimental haiku, and a head-to-head-to-head final round! You won’t want to miss it!
See you soon!
– MFG 🚪
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