Freak Out Poetry Jam , Social Statements & Wine Revelations
I read 3 poems last night at Barnes & Noble.
It was a great feeling , as both laughter paire d with applause greeted my spoken words and fed my soul .
My nerves jangled as I got ready to be heard:
Posing by the podium.
Yup, I am a poser...my truth is now known to the masses..
Me practicing my stunned mullet look.
Earlier in the day I had picked up my rejected "found art aka recycled items"work from the art center.
Here is this crazy piece that assaulted my noggin until I made it the other night:
The things that rattle around in your bean...
I ended the night with 3 sips of this fabulous Chilean Wine to celebrate my minor victory over a wee bit of stage fright.
Château Ste. Michele 2001
Columbia Valley Merlot
Rich raspberry notes, that glide down your throat with a warm swirl , leaving you mostly fulfilled, longing for just one more sip of toasty pleasure.
posted by: lorischuster (reply)
post date: 08.24.05 (3:59 pm)
Congratulations on the reading! :) Chateau St. Michelle makes a really great Gewurtztraminer... a little snappier (not a wine term, I realize) than a riesling but not as dry as a chardonnay...
posted by: judyanne (reply)
post date: 08.24.05 (4:03 pm)
omigosh, I LOVE your styro head art!
Wish I could stop at 3 sips of wine.
You are a better woman than I, my friend.
posted by: judypatooote (reply)
post date: 08.25.05 (1:11 am)
Yes, Congratulations! I love poetry and getting up in front of people to read it, would make me hit the wine. lol......riesling is what i usually drink, but the best wine i ever drank was Cranberry wine from a winery.....Lori is the one that knows her wine....she's not a wineo though.....lol....i'm not very big on wine, althought my dad use to make a mean batch......
posted by: Outlaw (reply)
post date: 08.25.05 (3:57 am)
"The things that rattle around in your bean"
Oh, yes. Sometimes the comittee that lives in my head is so low I have to calm them down with a strong dose of Lynchburg Lemonade.
I LOVE that styro head. I wish I had taken pics of the various mannequins on porches when we went down to the NC coast a few weeks ago. Amazing and made from every imaginable material there is...and maybe a few that are not.
One day, mayhap, I have the same courage as you to stand before a crowd and share the words flowing from my pen.
Congrats, m'girl. We are proud of you.
posted by: Outlaw (reply)
post date: 08.25.05 (4:00 am)
Ratzzz....that should have been that the committee was loud..not low. Why would I need to comatose a low noised committee, eh?
posted by: apyjo (reply)
post date: 08.25.05 (6:42 am)
Thanks, ladies !
All this stuff was in my house !
I didn't buy any of it for the head.
I can't drink much, as Outlaw already knows .
I pass out after a full glass of wine, especially red.
I am ok with white and rose- but red, champagne ,cognac , sherry , portwine and liquors...knock me for a loop.
I can't tolerate a mixed drink at all !
I learned early in the game of life that I like to experience my world sober and with most of my scattered faculties present and accounted for ....so a few sips is the limit.