October Female Poet of the Month

October Male Poet of the Month

Wild Card Poet : Divine

We will feature a wild card poet at least once every two weeks. This person is picked at random and he or she will have a max of 1 minute to perform one of their favorite pieces. This week's Wild Card Poet is Alexandra Hayes (aka Divine) and she is performing "Risky Business."

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It's Only Fair...

As writers, we take from the world. We take from our experiences AND the experiences of others in the world. Perhaps "take" is the wrong word to use...but for right now it will do.

We look up at a dark, yet brightened midnight sky and we take from it. We take it and then weave that glorious sky into words that we then place onto a sheet of paper. We endure a tumultuous relationship and we take that experience and transform it into an art form that can hardly be compared to any other.

The very words that we use "take" from the world. The very vocabulary that exists within us is a product of the world, the environment, that we live in. To better express what we mean by "take" let us switch the word with "inspire."

We look up at a dark, yet brightened midnight sky and we are inspired by it. We use that inspiration to weave that sky into something tangible, something more attainable. We, as writers, go through a rough relationship and we are inspired to take that experience and make into into something beautiful. Something...relatable, yet...personal.

To take, at times insinuates force...but also if something is given freely, we still take it. So take can be both gentle and forceful, both given and stolen. However, the word take overlooks another very important thing that writers do. We not only take, we give back. This is why the term "inspiration" or more specifically, the verb "inspire" is the better word to use.

The world inspires us, and we then take it upon ourselves to inspire the world. Its only fair. We see something in society, in nature, in our environment and we write about it, practice it, memorize it and then we give it back to you on stage and this furthers this great transaction by inspiring the people who witness our words. And even if we fail to "inspire" them by definition we at least inspire them by provocation. We inspire them to think, to challenge any idea that we may pose to them. The audience doesn't have to simply accept it, though that is within their rights. They can also be opposed to it. These transactions between the "world" and us, between us and the world, between the audience and us, is the inspiration that is only fair.

To sum all of these thoughts into one phrase: "The world inspires us, therefore IT'S ONLY FAIR that we inspire the world."

Texting...The Ultimate Messaging

Our Vice President, Erika Barnes, also known as Mellow Storm performing at a local talent show. Feel free to comment and share this video with your friends, post it on your blog, etc. Thank you.