By Dorothea Lasky
"In traces that strike a cord in me of how William Carlos Williams insisted that in simple terms the mind's eye provides us entry to truth, Lasky's poems evoke a convention of dwelling, as bloody and lousy and gorgeous as dwelling can ever be."—Julia Bloch, Bitch
"The attractive factor approximately Lasky, in all her paintings, yet fairly right here, is her skill to create that very same feel of earnestness, the experience that she is telling you a secret."—InDigest journal, InDigest Picks
Go, courageous and mild reader, with Dorothea Lasky to the "purple hotel / the place the poultry lives." opt for her, as you could have willingly long past down the darkish passages ahead of, together with her bare-faced poems for suggestions. Thunderbird's managed rage plunges into the black inside armed with not anything yet guts and Lasky's personal fiery middle to mild the best way.
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Gary Glazner, the inspired promoter of this first intercity slam greeted the Chicago poets and the San Francisco audience with the verve of a hot dog vendor barking the relish they were about to devour. Lois Weisburg, the Commissioner of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs, was instrumental in making this premiere NPS happen. Under her suggestion, and with the city’s financial help, Chicago sent a team of four poets (Patricia Smith, Cin Salach, Dean Hacker, and me) to challenge teams from San Francisco and New York City.
Willie Used to Say” Behind the Slam Curtain Breaking Down the Color (and Collar) Barriers The Culture of Democracy If you remember anything, remember… 2 Soaking in the Spirit of Slam Stumble into any bar or coffee shop during a poetry slam, and you’ll witness poets slinging words Out Loud! to win the adulation of an audience and/ or the high scores of judges. You might think that’s all there is to it, but if you stick around and listen, you’ll discover that a poetry slam isn’t just high-volume reading or a heated head-on competition.
Like most sporting events, everybody has an opinion about what should have happened and who should have done what when. That’s what keeps them involved up until the last syllable is uttered. 33 A Familiar Format Skeleton masks, wolf masks, unicorn masks, android masks, False eyelashes like cilia, burnished wigs like gorgon’s hair, Masks with mirrors into which one looked to see himself reflected back. It was the kind of party where Dionysos would be welcome. –from “Dionysia” by Mary Shen Barnidge But the audience raged against the imbalance of awarding Mary the $10 prize for a single winning poem when Al had won the first eight.