6/16/06 Written Images Poetry Fest!!!!--Atlanta, GA shawtie!! What a night what a beautiful night. I could not have asked for more, and would be a fool if I have.

First off allow me to thank The Most High for bringing the family again safely, may you all return home the same.

Secondly allow me to thank Amberly of Written Images for having the forethought and pushing on with the success of her board and having the Poetry Fest!!! Much Love Am, you are my hero!!! It takes a lot to plan and put together an event such as this, but you did it lady. And you did it with style and class--take a bow poet!!

Let me shout out the poets who (I saw) assisting Amberly which were Passion Poet and Erob. I saw Passion get the show started, and I saw Erob givin' love and helpin' poets find whatever they needed!! You guys are not only excellent hosts, but excellent friends and poets!!

DAMN have I mentioned the fact that all three of these poets put it down on stage tonight!!!! You know that ya'll held it down in your own right, and I admire you for it. A special thanks goes out to them as well for supporting your boy and buying the cd, ya'll got me all teary and shit...so let me progress instead of digressing...

Now our hostess for the evening was no other than the Queen of Poetry herself, Tony award winning poet Georgia ME. Now I have to give the Queen her props on several different levels. One on the fact that she remembered me from Cafe 290, like 2 years ago. To me that showed that she listens, and remembers, and she's real life--I appreciate poets who remember encounters. To me GAME (that's short for Georgia Me, for ya'll who don't recognize) is a star in the spoken word world; a Tony award winner, Def Poet, world traveler, etc...So in all fairness, she could be snobby if she wanted to, hell she got the resume for it, but that ain't her. She is truly a lady, and conducted herself as that all night!! The other thing that really impressed me was that she was hosting, and she could of stepped to the mic and gave us some poetry, but she didn't. She was there to host, and she did a fantastic job at it. I do kinda wish that she would of done a piece though, but her professionalism shined through all night and I love her for that!!!

Now the feature for the night was a true poet legend--Taalam Acey (www.taalamacey.com) Now I have heard of Taalam, I heard Taalam on the web, but I have never experienced the brotha in person. And I have to tell ya'll this, this is one of the coolest and most humble brotha's I have run across. The way that I met the brotha was crazy though; see they had a meet and greet at a club in Buckhead Friday night. Now granted, I have seen the brotha's picture before, but I didn't study it or dwell on it, u know, I just don't get down like that...anyway, I'm at the club with my lady on the dance floor area, and I stepped outside to have a smoke. So I'm up there chillin' with Amberly, Abyss, and a few other poets, and I'm standin next to Taalam, and I introduce myself as Nabraska, and he said he was Taalam. Now I felt like boo boo the fool...my mouth dropped and shit....and I ain't gonna front, I was jockin', not hard, but noticeable. And for that Taalam, I apologize. You just never know how you will react when you come across someone that you admire so. Anyway, his performance was all that it's been built up to be!! If you ever get a chance to witness this brotha in person I don't urge to you go see him, I order u too. So check his site, buy his cd, I know I got mine, and support, you won't be disappointed.

Now at this juncture I will say that there were 27 poets who read. There were poets there who didn't read. Unfortunately I cannot comment on all those 27, and the ones that I miss please know and understand that you gave freely of yourself and you touched me, truly!! But your picture will be seen and your words have been heard....I will continue this post tomorrow, cuzz it's 4 in the damn morning!!