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General Discussion / allignment

« on: October 30, 2004, 12:32:22 PM »

on the same night, there was a positive example from another performer, so i can maybe mention that, too.now more people are coming forward with recognizing the piece,so i think there will be some gentle conversations in my future.

thank you, bill & i'll update.i like knowing how other folks handle the sticky stuff.

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General Discussion / plagiarizing on mics

« on: October 29, 2004, 02:27:47 PM »

how do ya'll handle someone with a kind of sensitive/shy person  who then gets up on a mic and performs a relatively obscure piece (but one that a couple of people recognize enough to tell the host) with a few minor word changes?how to you constructively criticize without temper tantruming them into staying away?how do you call them out and try to foster going on in their own voice instead? or do you write that person off as too dangerous, untrustworthy, and get them gone?

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General Discussion / two travelling poets

« on: October 21, 2004, 02:44:56 PM »

hi,
There are two travlling poets,http://www.daemonrecords.com/beta/athens/index.htm
 and  www.athensboyschoir.com
who will be in NoCal,OR, WA, & BC between Dec. and January
and I'm trying to help them hook up with venues/events.
They're political, funny,cute,full of southern charm and they've got a cd out on Daemon records they're trying to get out there.
Do you mind if I give them your contact info??
I think if they have at least some venue contacts, they'll be able to pick it up from there. Or if you're still looking for out of towners, which it doesn't look like you are anymore, but it seemed worth a shot....

thanks,
karen g

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General Discussion / YAY!

« on: October 12, 2004, 11:55:30 AM »

It looks great.

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General Discussion / Inaugurate This!!!Jared Paul where are you?

« on: August 20, 2004, 09:09:13 AM »

Hi.
There are some acty-fisted poets putting together a celebration/commiseration, probably at the Black Cat in DC on January 20th, 2005 for the Inauguration. We're calling it "Inaugurate This!"
The event will feature artists, activist/ non-profit tables, musicians, and poets, from across the country. Regardless of who gets elected, we're going to have some heavy-duty work to do.
I  especially want to recruit Jared Paul, because of his brand of vitriol ( & won't he be in DC anyway?), but I'd like to get a list going of other interested poets/groups of poets & see what we can do.There's a pretty kick booty wish-list of poets/writers/musicians/freaks going at the moment. We aim for a great cross-section so we can all network, linking our communities and issues together.
I know everyone wants to get paid, me especially, but the non-profit MotherTongue is sponsoring the event &, well, you know how "non-profit" goes, but we'll see what we can do.
Email me at tankgrrl10@hotmail.com if you're going to be in DC anyway or if you're interested, or what have you.
love-kg

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General Discussion / Re: Member request archive

« on: August 16, 2004, 09:17:35 PM »

hi, i'm new in here. name is karen g, because the whole thing is dutch and long (garrabrant). i am a poet/writer and slam supporter, volunteer, participant. i live in the peach state, but i'm a born yank. i registered around 8/11/04
my email is tankgrrl10@hotmail.com
>}:-)