Woolf Camp is amazing. I was just gushing last night, in the group of women sitting on bean bags on hardwood floors, overlooking the foggy Santa Cruz ravine, that this place is a new experience for me. I often lament that my particular brand of tech geek, writer, and entreprenuer rarely exists in another person. Being here, being surrounded by these women (and a few men) who collectively embody all these qualities I love in myself but can rarely find in others… is validating, exciting, and most of all inspiring. You can check out the party here: WoolfCamp 2006 Blog.The people here are incredible. I want to tell you about all of them. I probably will when I get home and have the space to decompress. I performed two memorized slam pieces last night, in a candlelit impromptu poetry reading. The classic manifesto piece about what we put into our bodies, and the intense drumming piece about the woman dancing. The reception was wonderful — and it launched me into another hour of lamenting my unconscious decision to stop writing. It’s been years since I took poetry seriously. And yet, I still have these pieces memorized. It’s a constant internal battle, so it must mean something to me. I justify my absence from line breaks by saying my new creative release is forming work and organizations — and most significantly, The Writ. But really, I hate that I don’t write value poetry like I used to. Between fulltime work and fulltime school, I can honestly argue that I don’t have time, but that never stopped me before…
Sunday Morning Reflections on Camp and Writing
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February 22nd, 2006 at 5:04 pm
no, em, that just wouldn’t work, we need recordings! the performative aspect is essential here. sarah, any chance you can use audacity.com or something to make mp3s of these or something?
February 20th, 2006 at 11:48 am
I wish I had figured out the GarageBand/Podcast stuff to the point that I could had recorded those two slams you shared with us! Those were great. That’s two weeks in a row I’ve listened to slams. Great to meet you at Woolfcamp.
February 20th, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Is it against all rules of the Slam Poets Society to request print- er, DIGITAL copies of performed poems? I want to be able to refer back to yours again and again…
February 19th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
I hope you’ll keep lamenting … and take it up again. I really loved your manifesto, and like I said, I would love to see/hear it recorded. I’ll keep my fingers crossed. :-)
February 19th, 2006 at 7:57 pm
I’m so sorry I missed your poetry slam. I’ve always wanted to see that in action. In the short amount of time we spent together on Saturday, I really got the sense that you are an amazing person and I hope that our paths will cross again someday. In the mean-time, I look forward to reading your blog.