Poetry Aloud!

Alright. Well, this one won't be long as it is already late and I am exhausted from the week. It has been a very interesting, very busy past seven days. I went to a concert in Philadelphia on Sunday to see John Mark McMillen, Chris August, Gungor, and the David Crowder Band. We didn't get home til close to 1am that night and I taught the next morning. Then throughout the week, I had a bunch of stuff due and had several responsibilities that kept me out fairly late. I think I was up til 2:30 or so another night and after midnight probably the rest of them.

We did a good deal of fundraising this week for two of the clubs I am in. All week there was a table set up on campus with information and selling "grab bags." Thursday night we had a Denny's fundraiser and then tonight we had a Poetry Aloud! program downtown in Millersville's 42 N Prince Street Building.

I read two original pieces this evening and then I also competed in what is called a poetry slam. I understood it as a "performance" of an original piece. I was under the impression that we were to memorize the poem and then perform it "dramatically" with our voice. I had such a blast. I am posting the videos below so that you can check them out if you'd like. =)

This video (above) is the Slam Poem. It is called "Shades of Gray." I wrote this poem in two parts. The first part came last April on a rainy day. I was people watching and it inspired me. I wrote the second half this past Tuesday night, in the dark, at 2:30am (on Wednesday morning) after finishing a paper.

This video (above) is of the reading from the Poetry Aloud! program. The two pieces are called "Writing on the Walls" and "Paper." "Writing on the Walls" came about one day when I was writing some poetry in my bed, and while I was working through a block, I had to restrain myself from writing on the sky-blue wall right in front of me. "Paper" came about as I pondered my insane habit of doodling and writing on my exposed skin.



I hope you enjoy listening to my poetry. I love writing and I love sharing it. Hopefully it brings you as much joy as it brings me =)