I have to say that we had one of the best shows we've ever had. If you missed it, guess what? We've got it on video! I'm working on the editing right now, and hopefully I'll have it up before the end of the week.
Like I said, it was one of the best shows ever. We had a lot of people read who had never read before -- some had never even been to one of our events. There was a huge variety of forms too. There were stories, poetry, drama, and even a little multimodal thing involving headphones placed on the microphone. Cool stuff.
I feel like now should be the time when I wax poetic about what I've learned over the year of running this group... and maybe I will a little bit. But I really don't want to overkill it. I'll revert back to my first post about how everyone has an inherent desire to tell stories, be them their own or another's. I think that gets repressed a lot in this day and age, or at least shrunk down to a Facebook status or a Tweet. The true act of storytelling and oration and poetry seems to be getting lost with short attention spans and societal demands.
But the fact that this has been going on a year gives me hope. Yes, I know that there are plenty of storytelling/poetry/slam groups, and that the art isn't dying as much as I describe. However, the fact that ANYTHING related to poetry can catch on in this area is very inspiring to me. Growing up here, I wouldn't think that something as dismissible as poetry would ever gain any foothold. I hope this group continues to grow and constantly keep poetry and storytelling in the general consciousness.
We'll be doing a workshop this week, along with another event. Stay posted for the videos. Some of them will be up sometime this week!
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