Off to Rust Belt Regional
Okay... off to Rust Belt Regional Poetry Slam tonight. Gotta get some sleep and do my best to stay awake behind the wheel for 10 hours. Team and I are supposed to meet at 4:00 a.m. at Skambo--interesting choice of departure points.
I'm sure Gina wants to know what a regional event is like--something bigger than our local slams and different than Midwest Slam League. Tiffany? I think Tiffany just wants a little bigger test of her work, a chance to take a bite out of slammin' on a larger level. Sudie... hmmm. Sudie wants to win.
Me? I just want to maintain Columbus' tradition of participation in this event. It is an event that should be sustained. An event that should not be allowed to die. I don't want to see it suffer because teams pull out when conditions aren't perfect. It's not ALL about winning, after all. It's about community, this vast community of poets who meet and share, in words, what we cannot share in proximity and daily interaction. And I want someone with a little experience to accompany this team of poets Ed has put together. Scott says I shouldn't go and try to coach the team, that they won't do what I say, to go as a poet if I want togo. He's our slammaster. I respect that, but I think I know these three people well enough to know they will listen. Besides... we have the Belt from 2004. We should at least return it so this year's winner can take it home.
I'm sure Gina wants to know what a regional event is like--something bigger than our local slams and different than Midwest Slam League. Tiffany? I think Tiffany just wants a little bigger test of her work, a chance to take a bite out of slammin' on a larger level. Sudie... hmmm. Sudie wants to win.
Me? I just want to maintain Columbus' tradition of participation in this event. It is an event that should be sustained. An event that should not be allowed to die. I don't want to see it suffer because teams pull out when conditions aren't perfect. It's not ALL about winning, after all. It's about community, this vast community of poets who meet and share, in words, what we cannot share in proximity and daily interaction. And I want someone with a little experience to accompany this team of poets Ed has put together. Scott says I shouldn't go and try to coach the team, that they won't do what I say, to go as a poet if I want togo. He's our slammaster. I respect that, but I think I know these three people well enough to know they will listen. Besides... we have the Belt from 2004. We should at least return it so this year's winner can take it home.
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