Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
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This week’s Tools of Change Conference ended yesterday and even though I wasn’t in attendance, thanks to the laudable efforts of several Tweeters (@thewritermama, in particular), I felt like I was there the whole time. As is typically the case after a good conference, I’m simultaneously mentally exhausted [...]
It’s been a while since I judged a slam (publicly, at least!), especially at 13 where I know several of the regulars personally, so I was surprised when Lynne asked me to judge last night’s open slam. I was happy to do it as a critical listening exercise, though, because I think my ears have [...]
My poem Prodigal Son is being featured on IndieFeed as “Part 4 of a 9 part series, celebrating the release of Words in Your Face: A Guided Tour Through 20 years of the New York City Poetry Slam by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz!”
It’s the live version from the nycSLAMS CD (2000), [...]
[Going through the archives trying to figure out what to read tomorrow at the Nuyorican and I came across this little ditty, a typically belligerent, sophomoric effort from that crazy Summer of 1998! Backstory here.]
Why I Slam…
Hi my name is Guy and
I’m not an alcoholic
I just drink a [...]
…for the time being, at least. I’d say it’s a 50/50 shot right now, which is actually a little better than what I thought a week or so ago. Keep those fingers crossed!
In other news, I need a vacation. And another 3 hours added to each day!
Ugh.
PS: Cleared out 12,000+ emails from [...]
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