It was a beautiful night, sidewalk chalked in masterpieces, the DC Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency kicked off their 2009 Summer Season (we’ll be in Dupont thru Sept). Out of the gates, Laurie and Bobbie, Damian armed to the jawbone, pointed at Eryca’s kitten. Brandon summed up his feelings with one word, “dam.” Virgin Walrus rocked sapling [...]
Laurie Blair
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when we made the call to go to Bossa
sun shining
but as the soaked stumbled in
we all just grinned.
Thanks to Bossa for the shelter and the special treat of being downstairs!!!
Laurie kicked us off with Hopi Elder words calling us all to be leaders. Damian spun his rhythms waking up from the American Dream, while Lacy [...] -
It was another banging night with the GPI at Bossa. Damian showed his vulnerable side, Laurie & Jess exploded with love, Cherie’s musical stylins brought tingles, Shelby spoke of sex while Shahid wished he could stop filling out forms in triplicate and simply rewind. We learned 99 Ways to Please, then leave a Man, Peter [...]
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For those of you who came out last night — you know we had a packed house and quality poets spittin fire on the mic!
Our feature Sol y Sol, with Marguax, Danielle, Heather and Cyn hit us with a range of subjects; the impact of guns on young black men, the negative imagery of women, [...] -
It felt like home. Many familiar faces from the Word of Mouth Community joined forces with GPI to create quite a ride. Shamaine, Lance, Jonathan, Brady, Shahid, Laurie, Jess, Shervin, Elizabeth all blessed the mic to the beats of Ken, Mustafa, Jess and others…… see a review from one of the attendees — couldn’t sum [...]
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Wow — of course you already know that the Young Women Drumming Empowerment Young Women ROCKED THE HOUSE! Not only did they lay down the beats, but they also spat their own truths on the mic. It’s a beautiful thing to be able to support the up and coming female leaders in our [...]
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For those of you who came out — you know how AMAZING the evening was! We had several new voices I-J, James, Matthew, Greg and Harold. Co-founders in from CA, Laila and Fadi spat fire on the drums and mic. Some of the usual crew, Damian, Laurie, Ted, Lacy, Nick, Jessica, Hawah and Cherie — [...]
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Hey everyone — just a quick shout out to let you know we started a Facebook Group - DC Guerrilla Poetry Insurgency.
Alot easier for sharing photos and videos (although it would be great if you would keep those coming here too).
Join us here, there and everywhere!
Next Open Mic is Monday - 9/15, 7pm at Dupont [...] -
Lea, with bassist, Will and Kristen on djembe, filled the Dupont airwaves with soulful sounds. Sprinkled in were Ronnie, Laurie, Mo, Jeff, Dylan, Ellie, Damian, Jessica, Mario, Kristy, Ann, Ted, Jorge (from Word of Mouth days!), Kristen and Chris. Duets by Jeff and Dylan and Laurie and Jessica. Joe Kennedy provided color [...]
