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i. how things come about... i allowed a swedish documentarien to use my poem "single muva's song" sometime last year and she called me yesterday. the film was picked up by a swedish television station and she would like to follow me around for my stay in london this summer. nice!

ii. my kids in the women in hip hop workshop have astounded me, yet another time. we are dealing with stereotypes and race. i made everyone pick a piece of paper out of a cup and whatever their slip said (singapore, honduras, jamaican, etc) and write a poem from this person's point of view about stereotypes. im so excited -- cause their ability to voice their concern is beyond their young years... damn -- that sounds like something my elders would say! lol

iii. austin's poetry festival for the next week. all poetry, all night, always a treat... i'm not hosting anything this year but i will enjoy the comraderie and the mutual respect from international poets...classic

iv. went to bar 13 last nite. it was cool. camara from my writing class was in effect! she is such an incredible writer. but then her people's is an incredible writer and performer -- so im sure it's the birds of a feather theory! lol only watched the first two rounds of the slam. my team member for southern fried slam, samantha killed it. but was getting half hearted scores. BOOOOO! fish flakes held it down with an incredible emmitt till piece. and lynne was so cerebral that cats didnt know if they had a brain spasm or was that just wind passing!? tai freedom ford was winning by 5 points when we left -- needless to say that was the winner of the night. next week is a crazy slam -- unfortunately, i won't make it - but the list is crazy: roger bonair agard, marty mcconnel, rac mckibbins, carlos gomez, bonafide rojas -- i think that's it?? my semi is not til the 25th: jive, myself, akua, advocate of words and one more... i can't really remember his name. oh yea, mikey cirelli (ha!)... some come join us make fun of mike on the 25th... he is the slam poetry cyrano. classic