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Most days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch the colors blur; people and faces all... →
I have always liked coming home and sharing what has happened that day with my loved ones. I like comparing notes. I know other people do, too. I... →
When I hear other people's stories, I like to believe that they contribute to my 'Encyclopedia of Human Experience.' The stories I hear... →
Artistry is important. Skill, hard work, rewriting, editing, and careful, careful craft: All of these are necessary. These are what separate the... →
To me, having the courage to tell your own story goes hand in hand with having the curiosity and humility to listen to others' stories.
Women don't have to be defined by others. We have the power to define ourselves: by telling our own stories, in our own words, with our own... →
At this point in my life - age 24 - I have chosen a fairly strange path that not many are walking. I am a professional spoken word poet who tours the... →
I have always been more comfortable with daredevil acts than with the everyday nuances of life. Let me jump out of a plane, speak in front of a... →
My first spoken word poem, packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old, was about the injustice of being seen as unfeminine. The poem was very... →
Spoken word poetry is the art of performance poetry. I tell people it involves creating poetry that doesn't just want to sit on paper, that... →
I think there is a human instinct to tell stories, no matter who you are or where you live.
Not all poetry wants to be storytelling. And not all storytelling wants to be poetry. But great storytellers and great poets share something in... →
Perusing colorful storylines on the backs of book jackets, I realized that none of them could possibly be as dramatic as my life to date. Then sadly... →
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