Panoramic Poetry and Poetic Minds Plus

This weekend was a double-whammy! On Friday night, I had the pleasure (and honour) of performing at Panoramic Poetry, hosted by October Gallery in Philadelphia. Our host, Crucial Poet, and the unbelievably talented poets who performed, were so encouraging! Everyone was a feature poet (including me!) and one of the traditions is to throw your pen at the stage if you like the poet's work. For a writer, this is a true honour because the poet in the audience is giving you their pen, signifying they would rather you write with it than them; and the poet on stage gets to keep the pens thrown at them. Did I get any, you ask? Yes - 6!!! I am still feeling humbled by this and will keep the pens as a reminder of why I continue to write.

On Saturday afternoon, I called in to Lady Blue's radio show, Poetic Minds Plus. A soft-spoken woman, Lynn Blue welcomed me with open arms and I was so happy she remembered meeting me a week prior at Aziza's! I performed one of my signature pieces, at her request, and felt great when she read back the feedback she was receiving on it.

Thank you, Lamar, Crucial, and Lady Blue, for giving me the opportunity to express myself and perform my work! I look forward to meeting you all again at shows in the future!