Coffee Unboxing: My First Poetry Slam
Added 2024-10-16 15:33:08 +0000 UTC[I forgot to mention I had regular coffee at the poetry slam and was fucking wired while waiting for my turn because I got caught up in describing my gorgeous teacher]
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It's super tasty! I'll put it on the list - sounds great 😊
Ray Purchase
2024-10-17 00:13:30 +0000 UTCCoffee comment: How was Blackbeard's revenge? We have FRC on a subscription. Highly recommend and/or suggest you put their Mexican beans on your throne. It's from Chiapas, Mexico (volcanic soil) and SO good. It's a medium roast with nutty, chocolate, caramel notes. *chef's kiss*
EmmieLouLou85
2024-10-16 23:28:46 +0000 UTCIf you do get in touch with the teacher, can you give her my number? I'm married but... She sounds fuckin' HOT.
EmmieLouLou85
2024-10-16 18:20:20 +0000 UTCBrilliant story - and how fantastic to have such a clear memory of being valued for being you! Btw. as a teacher it's just the best to hear from students years later and know that you've had an impact. It's so easy to lose focus on that as year after year of new students come in through your door.
Katakora
2024-10-16 18:08:19 +0000 UTCAlso: here is a poem I wrote for the first poetry slam I did with my students. I was 30 [15 years ago]and trying to comprehend how to live with illness. What a privilege to [slam] this with my young people .💜 heartbreak is audible in the ears of angels. see, their spirits run to catch the pieces. and, inevitably, there are pieces because living is not peace-full so bodies and loves constantly collide with each other with sicknesses of heart, mind and flesh. they crash into pieces and we cringe at the fallout. we cry out for a different story. but there is a b-boy beat in the break of a heart... a style and a rhythm that defies the cynicism that tells you “pain is permanent” No….i saw a crowd of angel heads as they snapped at the claps of the Underground-- the mad crazy breaks of hearts as they throw down when they break like b-boys. like the freshest kids in uptowns popping and locking and breaking. a beating heart is a bloody dancer when it breaks. and even the angels tower ready with standing ovations at the inspired innovations of how broke-down heart-pieces still dance in the pain... finding that bougie down soul to fall down and Get up again.
Kesa
2024-10-16 17:48:34 +0000 UTCYou, sir, are such a tease. Your storytelling and your poetry are top tier. And you should certainly tell her. The infatuation still there in your voice when you speak of her? Yep.
Jamie
2024-10-16 17:35:36 +0000 UTC[Glasses] 🤓 girlies and [English teachers]👩🏾🏫, where y’all at? I’ve been a teacher for 22 years and this story made my glasses 👓 wearing soul very very happy. Please let us know how your teacher responds if you reach out to her!!! It’s so fulfilling to hear what students are doing with their talents and skills. 🥹
Kesa
2024-10-16 17:22:04 +0000 UTCYes for glasses being a plus. Would love to hear her reaction when you tell her. Geez don’t put pressure on dear Flynn or anything.
Catherine
2024-10-16 17:15:57 +0000 UTCMmm…this brought back memories of my senior year creative writing class. Also a new teacher fresh from college, and he had a collection of what we called his professor jackets, the ones with elbow patches, and horn rim glasses. And his belt always matched the color of the elbow patches - don’t know why but that detail always did it for me. The first day he picked up on my Virginia accent (I’d been trying to lose it for years bc, well, high school and kids are jerks) and said it made him nostalgic for home. It was a small class and he gave us basically free rein on the assignments, it was great. He also ended up being the assistant swim coach in charge of the optional early morning practices; oddly there were a lot more girls at those practices than the previous 2 years. *sigh* now I’m nostalgic for the scent of chlorine.
libby (feral.libra)
2024-10-16 16:22:15 +0000 UTCThe tease of a part two at the end is cruel. Just going to let my imagination run wild with that. This also reminds of the time senior year when my guy friends saw our English teacher out at a Tool concert and they were all in love after that.
Amanda
2024-10-16 16:18:39 +0000 UTCYou should definitely reach out to her. She’ll love hearing from you. Poetry slams are such a specific moment and vibe. They’re fun and cool because of the worlds everyone brings and the things that lead up to it all. What a cool memory 💜
The Lady Is A Tramp
2024-10-16 16:04:52 +0000 UTC
