Spoken Word Poetry Open Mic Night in Delray Beach, FL

Thursday February 3rd, 2011
@ Donnie's Place  - SW 5th Avenue
Delray Beach, FLOpening night of J. Sugar's open mic night in Delray Beach at Donnie's Place. Our featured artist for the night is HBO def poet Will da Real One. You've seen him on the BET's lyric lounge and more stages around the country than I can blog about in this post so come out bare witness to this awesome night of poetic inspiration. Bring a poem! Bring a friend! Bring your positive energy!

J. Sugars - The sweetest spoken word you ever heard!
Hosted by Poettis and Thoug?t

Distraction or development?

It's still 2011, so I'm still moving. It all happens in baby steps.
Step One: When God gives you an opportunity DO NOT dismiss it as "just one more thing to do".  The one woman show is alive and breathing again.  And yes, I'm doing all my worrying in advance.  (I'm praying about that). You want the world to understand your art without having to compromise the format in which you present it. I'm moving even when I don't want to, and that's a good thing. 
I gotta type quick because my web time is over for this morning. Part of moving is knowing when something is more of a distraction from your forward movement then a complimentary action. 

Now go forth, write and recite!

When you need it!

I've officially given up on limiting my artistry to one genre, one place, one church, one stage because the Creator is everywhere, and I can and will go everywhere He opens the door and tells me to go.  I tried to be traditional, but that didn't work.  Then I tried to be conventional, with society's rules and regualtions in tact...but that didn't work either.  So I just have to be the eclectic Miss Poettis,  Sister Poettis... when you need her. Minister Holder...when you need it. And "Poe, don't hurt 'em" when you need it.  Maybe that's when I need it.

The word for 2011 is...MOVE

For two years now I have dreamed big dreams, imagined awesome events, written innovative ideas and followed thru on nothing.  It sounds harsh, even to me, but the truth is the truth.  So this year I have but one thing to do; move.  Move forward. Take life step by step as it comes and move toward that which God has shown me is for me.

Faith without works is trully dead.  I will dance like I know I'm alive. Write like I've never been critiqued.  Perform like I may never get another chance and every audience is ready, willing and waiting to experience Poettis.  Most of all, I will  love as much as I breathe. 

This year I will pray. I will listen. Then I will move.