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Open Mic Highlights
• Emma’s wild and ragged “Forced Femme Uncle Sam” which is just what you think it was about, and appropriate for July 4th…
• “We stood there waiting for someone to make the next move” – Gel’s description/conundrum about continuing to be in love / in a …
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Open Mic Highlights
• It was an open mic full of quotable lines!
• “Content warning: heteronormativity” – Scott Timothy
• Edie’s surprise narrative on the assassination of William Mckinley
• “I wish I had antlers–they’d stop the small talk” – Philip G
• “The magician walks in the …
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Open Mic Highlights 05/13
• Bailey’s cover of Pigeon’s poem about adopting both a Pokémon-themed version of health insurance and a Pokémon-themed version of socialism
• Shivank added another entry in the long line of open mic poems where a horse starts talking (…but does it walk into a bar?)
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• Phoenix’s piece discussing why they identify as Xenogender
• Julie River’s ode to Denver’s former poetry cafe, The Mercury (later known as The Pearl)
• Ed Gault’s “1-800-ANSWERS” poem dedicated to absurd prompts given by automated phone systems, and what happens when the automated system asks questions …
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Open Mic Highlights
• Former BPS graphic designer Jackie B opened up the mic with a poem about German clubbing, drugs, entropy, and the authenticity of the self vs who you are in a group
• Cantab veteran Julie River has moved back to the area, and brought us a …
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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 …
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• “I grew up / the world begged for more observation” – Alex Kist reflecting on watching television and coming of age
•Newcomer Erica’s startling poem where they wrote a letter to their former self, after having lost a good amount of their personal memories after an …
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Open Mic Highlights
• The return of old slam team member Bobby Crawford, who found parallels to the traditional bouquet toss at weddings at a funeral when an uncle fell into an open grave
• Great first-timer poems from Megash, Dyre, Auden, and Madison
• Sue Savoy writing candidly about …
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• 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 …
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• Dave Mingolla’s poem about “quietly interrogating the universe until it speaks”
• First timer Rob M with a short and surprising poem about ladybugs
• The open mic debut of recent BPS feature Kelsey Bigelow, on the road from Iowa
• Donovan’s tribute to Andrea Gibson and …
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