Last night was a very combative night at the Ol' Midnight Special. Many of the poets came out swinging with angry, political poems. Some of it as a response to poems from previous readings. It was hard to agree with a lot of what was said on stage, but it was certainly entertaining and thought provoking. Hell, I might even write a poem and come back to tell them what I think about some of those views! Grrr!!! There was also a lot of levity and some very sweet moments. The host, Dante, read a specially written birthday poem for Christmas Rini which I really liked. And a group of us from Green brought her a chocolate cake. I also took a group photo of everyone before we chowed down. Which I think was the perfect ending. We may have all had very different opinions on politics, but when it came to chocolate cake and Christmas' birthday - we all agreed. Mmm!!!
The poets were: Flash, Nelson, Vasco, Jacob the Invincible, Dave Nordling, Me, Anette Robinson, Ivan, Kurt, Ron Stark, Raymond, Joy Buckley, Kwame James, Enrique, Derek, Eric Eric, Bailey, Dante, Bill Bolt, & Paul Kornhauser
Midnight Special
Fridays at 8
1318 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica
310-393-2923
Fridays at 8
1318 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica
310-393-2923
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