OMG! It seems like it's been forever since I updated my blog! I'm so sorry! So much has been going on but at the same time, nothing much has been going on.
My husband returned from Iraq(YES!!), but it seemed to have happened at one of the most inconvenient times!I know that sounds harsh, but that's only the truth. I was JUST getting onto the poetry scene and getting to know so many people and connections, and I kind of had to put it on hold for a minute so I could focus on what's important: my marriage and family. So it's been approximately a month and a half and I haven't been to an open mic or anything. The last blog that I posted was about my experience at the very first @ttic, NC. It's only held once a month, so I missed the one in September. But I certainly didn't miss the October one! It was absolutely off the chain and the feature poetry was BET J's Lyric Soul Cafe poet 13 of Nazareth. This dude was HOTT!
I went with one of my poet friends, Prosperous Soul, and she introduced me to some other great poets and I got even more connections! It's so hard to explain the feeling that you get when you're around people that you share a common passion about something. Have you ever experienced that? I never thought that I'd find my true passion and this is really it. But there's only one problem with this little situation.
I HAVE WRITER'S BLOCK! Well, it's not really writer's block. It's just that I feel like I'm not as good of a poet as some other poets, so it discourages me a little bit. On top of that, to be an effective poet, I need to memorize some of my stuff! That's one of the other reasons that I haven't gotten behind the mic anymore. When you meet poets that are veterans and have serious connections, they want to hear some of your stuff! Luckily, I haven't been put on the spot yet, but I have been told that they want to hear some of my stuff soon. I am my worst critic, so I'm trying to climb back up on my bike and start pedaling. I promise I'll have some videos and more excited new soon. I'm at work right now and I have to go do what I get paid for! Toodles!!
