Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category
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Only at Moca!
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Man oh man…. why do I keep going back to Moca’s? I know what I am gonna get… i’mma be uncomfortable for a few minutes and then people are going to kill the mic with verbal artistry very sensuously or erotically… sometimes the raunchiness creeps in but I can find beauty in everything.. RIGHT? Tuesday […]
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Nov 1st… Busy way to start the month!
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
So tonight I went to see “being elmo” after class and then to Moca’s afterward to read some poetry… I was in a great mood after watching “being elmo”. Other than the fact that I love Elmo, I was loving how inspiration that documentary was… After that I loved Elmo more… I couldn’t believe that […]
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DÃa de los Muertos 2011
Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Although I don’t celebrate Halloween, I love celebrating DÃa de los Muertos! Tonight I will be with Coalition for Latino/a Scholars and the Chicano Caucus honoring those that have passed on… I am so excited to read “Bristle Blessings” as a “calaverita” to honor one of my great teachers as she passed away this summer! […]
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Third time’s a charm
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
So I went to Moca last night. It was good as always, JP Justice was funny as ever… although some of the poetry can be uncomfortable, I believe that the poets have a gift of expression. It takes a lot of courage to stand at the Moca mic and read whatever you have whether it […]