We had a lovely intimate gathering at GPI’s Bossa open mic in May. It may have been hot outside, but we were chillin’ upstairs, spitting and chatting poetry. Special shout-out to Ally and Marisa for coming through and hanging tight. Here are the highlights: Jessica gave them everything in her book, her head, her iPhone–talking [...]
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Beautiful words, beautiful people, and deep thoughts abounded at GPI’s open mic at Bossa in April. We were happy to welcome some GPI virgins to the mic (air) upstairs and then shake it afterwards to Akoma Drummers and Cheick Hamala’s band downstairs. Here are some poetical highlights: Rob recalled what’s on his mind and stepped [...]
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Highlights from GPI’s November open mic: Luis suggested you sit back and marinate a while, think about the things that really make you smile. Lisa read OPP—Martin Espada—her eyes open and unseen like jellyfish dangling in the ocean at midnight. Mike debuted with Diesel: beautiful people live life like there’s no sequel. Lucy read OPP—Anis [...]
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Highlights from GPI’s September open mic: Laurie spoke of the cycle of homelessness, endlessly turning in on itself; the average homeless person is nine years old. Damian’s Lincoln Perry truth was fuckin’ ugly—don’t want to lie to y’all. Dane waged words: oh say can you see that the bombs bursting in air are directed at [...]
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We’ve been rockin’ some old school open mics out on Dupont Cirle in 2012 on occasional Saturdays, May-September. As usual, the outdoor lyrical ambush on Dupont Circle’s fountain is a community affair, with the audience just as important a part of GPI as the poets. A recent passerby stopped, hung out a while, and decided [...]
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May’s open mic was a blast! It was great to see so many people out, and hear so many voices. ‘Twas truly a GPI night. Here are some highlights: Rula showed the wisdom etched in their fine faces, these women tucked together. Lisa went to the poem—a fish needing breath and finding the water. Damian [...]
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We had a lovely time upstairs at Bossa in April, with old friends and new faces (voices!). You know when you have one of those days and you don’t want to leave the house? Then you do and you’re so happy you did? The GPI open mic-ers picked me right up out of my funk [...]
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We had a great time in March, with some of the usual suspects, an old friend, and a hot new poet making his GPI debut. Lovin’ Bossa as our home on third Tuesday nights, we are now doing the open mic upstairs, which has a cozy and intimate atmosphere, almost like the old days hanging [...]
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In February, we changed gears a bit and had our lyrical ambush on the third Tuesday of the month. New faces came on the scene, and we also moved upstairs at Bossa, where we dug the vibe quite a bit. After our set, we boogied to Akoma drummers downstairs, and decided to make the move [...]
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January was an amazing open mic! Great way to start off the year. GPI was holdin’ it down, and we made some new friends along the way, who inspired us with their words, rhythms, and good vibes. Here are some highlights… Jess tapped her dreams to find the words to spin into a romantic poem [...]