Wow so first things first Happy Birthday to me Happy birthday to me!!I am officially quarter a century - the big 25 wow I was talking to Joan on my birthday and she goes like girl you need to start celebrating your five away from thirty and I go like wo when did I get here???so anyhu this week has been one of discovery well actualy thee past two weeks well let me not say discovery but more indulging in things that are near and dear to my heart - my passion projects...Friday I went to a glass blowing exhibit with a friend in Boston I just need to post the piccs you will be amazed at the beauty...Then this week the city of Cambridge has been priviledged to host the annual National Poetry Slam.Soem of the best and the greatest poets from around the nation meet annual to compete for the title its like the NBA title or the Superbowl in the wrodl of poetry.So my dear Ethiopian friend Fishstix is competing from Cali - apparently he is that good lol no but seriously he is good. and his coach is none other than Shihan - gosh I have been like a Shihan guru ever since I discovered def jam poetry and am hooked....so anyway Wednesday I was at All Asia - I signed up as a volunteer for the slam and boy was I blown away.I went alone and trust me the whole four hours can you imagine 4 hours I did not feel alone even for a minute.There was such an excitement and a warmth - as soon as a poet got off stage total strangers just hugged them and when a poet was on stage the silence was deafening.Someone asked me after the show when I was tellign them about it - were there mainly blacks?? and I was like heck no there were Japs, african americans, caucasians, latinos africans you name it - the lounge was a little U.N. And thats what I found to be the beauty of poetry.Once in the poetry lounge like I said I was alone but felt as though I knew everyone in the room.Poetry is like a unifying language it brings different passions different causes different ideas and condenses it in a simple and yet complex form - am I making sense??Gosh the depth of the poetry I heard on Wednesday just blew me away - from the earthquake in Japan to eating disorders, to sexuality to death - real issues happenign in real time.anyway am going for the semis so will let you know how that goes.Here is me with my main poet Shihan.
If someone else can be paid less to do the job your doing then its not worth doing -
Seth Godin
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