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Our second reading of the season was an hour of power with two
wonderful poets, Marie Ponsot and Shanna Compton.
Marie read the poem below and was nice enough to let
us post it on our li'l ol' website!
She said it's about the President. She's so cool.
Opinion Is Not Observation When lions scream I shrink and try |
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This was one of Shanna's poems from the evening.
Her rapid fire delivery kicked our butts and blew us away.
We've Secretly Replaced Your Blank
your vodka your aisle seat your pillow with overhead with occupied with Nicole and your key card your press pass your doorman with plane drunk and dance drunk and drunk dials your bad ear your good eye your blogged mind with mouthwash with business cards with sticky tabs your dial-up your panel room your dance hall with deep-dish with notebook with swizzle your haircuts your molé your escalators with Joshua with Vincent with Jordan your rivered hills your widowshades your seatbelt sign with damp towels with toothbrush with beer steins |
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