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Open Mic Highlights
• Tyrone’s delightful memorized (or are they improvised?) miniature pieces continue! No one else could shout out “Enjoy your daily suffering!” with such perverse glee.
• Wholesome vibes: Brandon not onl read a poem to their best friend who was in the audience, but also gave them a copy of the poem in a plaque! And Greg M wrote another heartmelting poem to his wife of over 40 years.
• Harold’s surprising cover of Earth, Wind, Fire and Em’s response to Bailey’s “I am queer” poem
• River’s sonnet “Ars Poetica of aTrans Body” and poem detailing sex…by turtles!
• The return of Alison Truj to the mic, Sue Savoy’s telling “What my poems are about”, and Will S’s “New York Jets / New Jersey Mall Experience” rounded off a particularly great open mic in front of a packed basement.
Feature
Our feature Jenny Mulberg gave us a short but memorable feature featuring both new and old work. Early set highlights include “Grape Jelly” (“No one wanted to marry me on ring pop day”) and a tribute to radical/experimental artist Carolee Schneemann, specifically the time she pulled a scroll out of her crotch. We also heard a series of charming and self-described “Bitch” poems. with titles like “Bitch interrupts a Wedding” and “Bitch under a Tree Eating Wendys” that came with accompanying buttons that Jenny was giving out for free. Another section of her feature came from her book, The Court of No Record, which details the process of her abuser appealing the case against him, and turns the complete transcript of the court sessions into cathartic poetry. Thank you Jenny!
Coming Up This Wednesday
This week we will have our normal extended open mic and an open poetry slam! If you have 3 poems that are 3 minutes or less, you can compete for the chance to win $75! The top 2 slammers will also qualify for the 2026 Boston Poetry Slam team selection.
See you soon!
– MFG 🚪
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