Comments | jwbaz: NPS Recap #1

jwbaz

NPS Recap #1

Aug 10, 2009 20:35

Overall, a pretty good NPS.

I want to do an extensive recap but I'm feeling a little too emotionally pummeled and exhausted to really get into it.

I will say, though, that I liked more poems this year than I have in years past. In every bout/event I attended there were at least two times where I nodded my head and said, "that's a good poem." There ( Read more... )

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spillogical August 11 2009, 03:11:09 UTC

not sure of the title of Brian's poem either, but it has one of the best opening lines(in my book) ever

"I was born...wrong"

mojgani August 11 2009, 04:41:16 UTC

jacco was there!??
little guy? lots of hair? mustache? the french version of me??
yes?
fuc...

jwbaz August 11 2009, 04:45:39 UTC

yep. same dude.

it didn't even occur to me that he was your french doppleganger until right now.

so. true.

mojgani August 11 2009, 04:48:04 UTC

godDAMMIT
i would loved to have seen that guy. shit.
was pilot there? cuz i heard that some shit went down this year on the french scene and he wasnt as involved with it anymore

jwbaz August 11 2009, 04:54:53 UTC

Pilot was indeed. wish you could have been with us. you're always missed.

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toangelblue August 11 2009, 05:44:14 UTC

I'm so happy that two of the YCA kids made your list.
I can't speak to the others. They were the only two I've seen.

johnnylexicon August 11 2009, 06:00:22 UTC

Geez, thanks, man. But you know I've always favored "the turn" as my weapon of choice.

This is a really useful highlights list. Because I didn't see any of these poems -- not even the ones in Finals -- and now I know who to bug for poems that I missed. I never seem to get to the side events, and I have a hard time really listening when I'm competing.

As far as what I heard that I liked:

Megan Thoma, Providence, Night 1: "Michelle Obama is my BFF." She's got almost a Shanny-esque mastery of understated creepiness in a poem that starts with babysitting for the First Lady to doing unmentionable things to her during slumber parties.

Jack Tapestry, OKC, Night 3: His piece about being a soldier, and having killed three Iraqis, and knowing that every day there are three Iraqi mothers who pray for his death, was just heartwrenching.

Tufik Shayeb, Mesa, Night 1: Got a bitter love poem with some killer metaphors. Watch that kid.

The Klute w/Team PHX, Night 3: "Supervillains." Hearing Ed Mabrey as Klaw from "Inspector Gadget" was worth ( ... )