Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Andrea Gibson...

I love her.

She's coming to UCSC on February 4th for the Kinetic Poetic Poetry Slam.

She's probably one of the most amazing queer slam poets of my generation.

Here's a snippet from her book, "Slow Dancing to Gospel Hymns"

Blue Blanket

still
there are days
when there is no way
not even a chance
that i'd dare for even a second
glance at the reflection of my body in the mirror
and she knows why
like i know why
she
only cries
when she feels like she's about to lose control
she knows how much control is worth
knows what a woman can lose
when her power to move
is taken away
by a grip so thick with hate
it could clip the wings of god
leave the next eight generations of your blood shaking
and tonight something inside me is breaking
my heart beating so deep beneath the sheets of her pain
i could give every tear she's crying
a year---a name
and a face i'd forever erase from her mind if i could
just like she would
for me
or you

I love her

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Damn...

I wrote this haiku while I was in a meeting.

Obamanation
I hope he makes it through the
Inauguration

Isn't that sad that I'm worried about our President-Elect making it through his inauguration safely?