i want to write poetry just to verbally deliver it
i want to go to some random coffeeshop and listen to other people be really passionate about what they care about
i want it to matter not just how a poem is written, but how it is spoken and delivered, so that your emotion counts
i want searing voices, bittersweet stories, vulgar language, and heartfelt exclamations
i want snaps instead of claps
i want people from the underground
stepping up to the mic is easy
backing away without gashes in your self-esteem is the struggle
Cat Zhang 