this is me reciting ‘You & I’ at The Awakening… The poem is available for your reading pleasure on the Black Verse section of this blog.
pic by Thilini Perera
A Moment of Awakening
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[...] Brandon Ingram certainly did have a tough act to follow after Nadro and pulled it off in style. I was initially leery of poetry recitals having cringed through enough open mike nights in my under-grad days. Brandon was nothing close to the stereotype of the open mike poet. Some of his poetry was angry painful stuff. But it was recited with a defiant smile that reminded me of the character he played in Chatroom not too long ago. The gloomy stuff was contrasted by humour, humanity and a uncompromising affirmation of the positive. [...]
You were magnifique! Just like on Chatroom. And your poetry actually said something meaningful and clear and right on – which puts you in a very very very very very rare category
thank you so much cerno… that was the first time i ever read my poetry to an audience and i’m thrilled that you guys enjoyed it….
thanks again muchly!!! : )
Hey Brandy, definitely a huge success your reading was. I think that you shud have posted a pic of you reading ‘unbox me’ tho. it’s my personal opinion, but I think you put a lot more of yourself into that particular reading. It had that nice mix of defiance mixed with the need for understanding…
Heard you were amazing brandomoms…
Thank you for Un-Box Me. I have read it so many times, but it really touched something inside that night. You made me realize that I don’t give a fuck anymore about what people say and do to bring me down. I am my own person.
thank you all so much, and thanks for giving me the confidence to know i can do it…. love ya! : )