Malcolm's Poem

By any means neccesary
was not meant to be used
in the same ways that some
rebels execute the leaders
that liberated them
in the first place.

His skin, was engraved
with the very mechanisms
that his tongue and vocal chords
could outpower.

Children will not know his name
without the fear his words insighted,
the phrases of those too tormented
to stay afraid. His rust colored hair
will gaze to the east in peace,
while the room where he was treated
like the messiah of cannibals.

Some sacrifices will not nourish
the herd into saving themselves
and followers will do nobody any good
when they're hands are in their pockets.

Poem 1

My knees hold grown men
in fetal positions with
prepaid wings like mothers
who never intended to be
mothers.

There are shared avalanches
between body and spirit.
Emotions can't be shoveled,
but they can be buried.

The Battle of Ohio

Last night's slam in Columbus became a Battle Royal rather than a triple threat match as the poetry crew from Cleveland was able to enter in at the last minute. Cleveland would end up taking the win in a tightly contested bout, above Columbus Writing Wrongs by only .6 of a point and Detroit Neo Minds by 1.2 from the winner's spot in third. The slam was run in 4 rounds with different teams going a different order each round. Detroit would go on to pull a drawing of 3rd in the first round, 2nd in the second round, 1st in the third round and the final spot of the evening in the final round. It was such a wonderful experience and a show that was amazing to be a part of.

The Triple Threat: Battle of Columbus and Detroit

Neo Minds (Detroit) vs Writers' Block (Columbus) vs Writing Wrongs (Columbus)

Neo Minds of Detroit is coming into town to take on Writers' Block and Writing Wrongs. But Writers' Block and Writing Wrongs are taking each other on too. That's right! Let's make this a three way poetry slam battle. Pow! Boff! Wham!

This is going to be a 3X4 bout (three teams, four poets each) to determine points that go toward getting into the National Poetry slam.

Be there. If you thought it mattered before (and it did), there stakes just got multiplied. By 3.