“Mission Statement” Guest Blog from Poet Byron Walter… @Hulkdup #Poetry
I believe in Peace, Positivity, and Progress. I’m a soldier on the front-line fighting for it. Also, the beam of light in the tunnel here to guide you from anything keeping you away from that consciousness. So, with that being said, I have no adversaries. Only awaited allies.
Why #Slam is Important to the Culture of #Poetry
“Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off” – Franklin D. Roosevelt I have heard many arguments, from many artists, who are for or against competitive poetry events. (Slams) I see both […]
Once Upon a Time…
Once Upon a Time a little boy was nine/ with a brain still soft intellectually/ His young perspective being shaped like freshly blown glass/ The little boy’s heart glows with passion in the same way/ he watches his elders entertain themselves with philosophy and tales of the times that were/ his little face beams with […]
1000 Words. (Last Night’s Digression)
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is true, then this blog has just over 1300 of them. Now picture this. Picture an artist obsessed with his legacy, completing project after project without the support of his peers. Picture an artist who was constantly told he was talented. Picture an artist who was […]
Graffiti Bleu features at Cafe Luna’s in #Sacramento
Cafe Luna’s hosts one of the longest running platforms for poetic expression in all of California. Graffiti Bleu is one of the most lyrical & dynamic performers in the game. So what happens when a prestigious West Coast venue, invites a notorious East Coast artist to do a feature presentation? 1 special evening.
Dildo Days
The poet said: “Dildo days/ She can’t deal with wish wash ways She knows where its been because she knows where it lays” My reply… Interesting that a creature with so many dimensions/ can compare a dildo to a man with such conviction/ Female, as spontaneous as the winds that usher in the chill of a […]
The Horse & the Carrot. #REMIX
Use your mind for a moment and picture a carrot and then picture a horse/ Imagine the carrot represents wealth and the horse represents the citizens of the world/ Use your mind and place that carrot on a string which hovers just over the horse’s nose/ Now attach the string to a stick that hovers […]
Ethnic Theater Workshop Space #Sacramento (Directions to) GTV
Ethnic Theater Workshop Space is home for many artists and events. However the space itself is easily missed from the street due to its odd entrance way. Jenny Anderson & Graffiti Bleu show you how to get there… ETW !X SLAM
“Razor” #Poetry
She was so used to my flow with words of poetry/ that she said that my voice sounded weird when I emcee/ In my mind I’m trying to razor that box/ Bonnie and Clyde Fort Knox/ Until we’re stopped by the cops/ Clyde is my creativity in this metaphor/ Bonnie is the music/ and we’re […]
Floetry…
Every Tuesday Night at JB’s Lounge in Sacramento.
“Who He Really Was” Damian Preston Wright
Last September my brother passed away, falling victim to gun violence… I miss him, his encouragement and his good spirit. Words are not enough to give him justice but they help…
There’s No Money in #Poetry (Why Is That?) #Collaboration
Graffiti Bleu… Poets are smart enough to locate seeds of inspiration/ wise enough to prepare those seeds for cultivation/ clever enough to harvest the words/ seasoned enough to roll up the herbs/ and blow smoke into metaphors, pronouns and verbs/ haiku’s and testimonies/ shadowboxing with soliloquies/ stanzas, novels and sweet melodies/ Earth is the poet’s mother and we […]
