00:06:30 Marissa Prada: Well, I'm a zoom pro so if you need help... 00:06:41 Marissa Prada: Zach I"m coming in on my other account 00:08:00 Lenora Good: Good morning everyone from Kennewick WA. I am so delighted we're zooming, as I can attend. 00:08:22 Janet Ruth: Yes, good to see you Lenora! 00:08:48 NMSPS: Absolutely Lenora! 00:08:50 Marissa Prada: I'm excited to hear Darryl! 00:09:26 Marissa Prada: breakout rooms are super easy :-) 00:10:37 Marissa Prada: ((I use breakout rooms for The Great Debaters which is awesome!)) 00:14:03 Marissa Prada: ((pro tip, put all your comments in one chat at one time)) 00:16:13 Sylvia Ramos Cruz: Hello, everyone. My husband, Jesse Ehrenberg, is here with me. He is also NMSPS member. 00:17:55 Iris: Great to see you, Sylvia and Jesse! 00:24:15 Marissa Prada: YAY DARRYL!!!!!!!!!!!!! 00:26:23 NMSPS: You can download the schedule above, or you can also find it on our website at https://www.nmpoetry.com/wp/what-we-do/convention-2022/ 00:29:00 Marissa Prada: Darryl: 9 places you suffer stress, negative socialization, chess pawns in the wrong places, daily curves, throwing sobriety, death is inherent in the flesh, moan in bad times, softening slowly, toilet rim, no feeling, CUT THE CRAP, avoid blackouts, memory lapses, scrub the tub, walk the dog, YES, forgetting to see, forgetting to flush! 00:29:18 Marissa Prada: (rather weighted poem hahahahah) 00:29:40 Marissa Prada: LET'S GO! 00:30:10 Marissa Prada: ((my love language)) 00:30:32 Marissa Prada: ((so glad we broke this genre open early!)) 00:31:26 Marissa Prada: manifold mystery, wordlessly rhyming, dumbstruck, BACK THEN and still unknowing. 00:36:02 Brett Nelson: ticket into a movie theater called "Life owes me a fun time" 00:36:23 NMSPS: such rich language! 00:37:35 Marissa Prada: the year of getting even-steven, street keep statistics YES! generalization like birth, the right to hang out anyway, OWES ME A FUN TIME at equitable cost....RIGHT! easy-street, XXX clubs, cradle of ghostly life, POOL HALL!!! (love that!), all the billiard references! YES!!! Egyptian enigmas. 00:38:34 Marissa Prada: Can we cheer? 00:39:18 Marissa Prada: SCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!! ((I'm cheering in silence lol)) 00:40:54 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): Thank you again Darryl for being here and sharing your words with us! 00:42:01 Shirley: So enjoyed your presentation, Darryl. Please come see NMSPS again and again 00:42:27 Janet Ruth: one thing is constant, the turning away 00:42:34 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): snap snap 00:42:39 Marissa Prada: Scott: now that she's in a home in Arizona, she may be closer than any of us can see. 00:42:41 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): love it 00:43:52 Bernadette Perez: :) Awe 00:43:54 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): where I am neither invited or allowed 00:45:09 Marissa Prada: Scott: shook his hand with two missing fingers, grasping a claw, see their grandfather, never as public as weddings, neither invited or allowed, knows the owners, RIGGED WITH HISTORY AGAINST ME, liquor up on tequila, seating arranged, RIGHT, everyone laughs, never expected a gay son....WE LOVE YOU SCOTT!!!!!!!!!!! 00:45:17 Billy Brown: Great to see everyone! Email me (welbert53@aol.com) for info about our April 28 Fixed and Free featuring Dee Allen (Oakland, CA) and Santa Fe poets John Macker and Marmika Paskiewicz … :-) 00:45:29 Janet Ruth: he never expected me . . . oh 00:46:15 Sarah Kotchian: empty seat at the end of the table….thank you for sharing your poem, your life 00:46:16 Brett Nelson: like I'm an empty seat at the end of the table 00:46:52 Marissa Prada: stopped the occasional call, STILL AN EFFORT! like I'm an empty seat at the end of the table! ((HUGS))….SPEAK IT SCOTT! still pretending you are straight & single, your death looming like a bright red poppy.....whoa.... 00:47:00 loucimalore: so heartfelt Scott 00:47:08 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): wonderful words! 00:48:33 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): a life outgrows the living - wow 00:48:47 Marissa Prada: Love it all Scott! 00:48:52 Janet Ruth: Leaf and Beak is a wonderful book 00:49:08 Lauren Camp: a crumpled thing … a life outgrows the living — beautiful 00:49:10 Brett Nelson: this is the day that some will stay, some will go 00:49:19 Lenora Good: Scott, your poetry makes me want to cry. It's beautiful. 00:51:07 Billy Brown: I am reminded when my young son (4) said, upon seeing my mother in her casket: "Where are grandma's feet?" 00:53:08 Billy Brown: Gold Bond! 00:53:10 Janet Ruth: all the touching, personal details! 00:54:46 Billy Brown: Incredible, tortuous details 00:56:04 Marissa Prada: GO IN SCOTT! 00:56:18 Janet Ruth: the opposite direction of always 00:56:31 Billy Brown: Poignant, beautiful, Scott! 00:56:34 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): this is not you 00:56:53 Marissa Prada: DAMMMIT SCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant! 00:57:03 Sarah Kotchian: beautiful, Scott - thank you! 00:57:20 Azima Lila Forest: OH, my heart! Thank you so much, Scott. 00:57:32 Judy: Awesome readings, Scott and Darryl 🙌🏼 00:57:55 Marissa Prada: Yay experiments! 00:58:13 Sylvia Ramos Cruz: Lovely, moving and well-crafted poems, Scott. Thank you. 00:58:14 Kristin Patton [she/her]: yay! can see it! 00:58:21 Kristin Patton [she/her]: am going to the workshop! 00:58:36 Marissa Prada: Kristin Patton in the house!!! 00:58:40 Lenora Good: don't see it. 00:58:53 Lenora Good: found it. 00:59:20 Teresa Gallion: From: Teresa Gallion don't see it? 00:59:20 Marissa Prada: MST y'all 00:59:28 Marissa Prada: (2 hours earlier than Eastern Time) 00:59:30 Basia Miller: where is the choice button? 00:59:31 Scott Wiggerman: Thank you everyone for the kind comments and for being here! 00:59:38 Marissa Prada: Basia bottom of screen 00:59:41 Sarah Kotchian: 11:40? poems of grief? 00:59:47 Basia Miller: got it! 01:00:57 loucimalore: no 01:01:50 Arlene: Arlene 01:01:50 Teresa Gallion: From: Teresa Gallion do not see the choices 01:01:55 Azima Lila Forest: Azima 01:01:57 Basia Miller: Please add Basia to wokshop 01:01:58 Sara Altman: Sara altman 01:02:06 Teresa Gallion: From: Teresa Gallion Teresa 01:02:10 Brett Nelson: B rett Nelsson - open mic 01:02:40 Elaine Montague: Elaine Montague does not see breakout choices and wants workshop with instructor. 01:02:54 Arlene: arlene workshop please 01:03:07 Teresa Gallion: From: Teresa Gallion Open Mic Please Teresa 01:11:47 Alex Burns: workshop 01:47:29 Sarah Kotchian: Thanks, Zachary, for all of your volunteer time and efforts! 01:54:36 Bernadette Perez: Awe :) 01:57:28 Sarah Leamy: I’ll be off the laptop for a bit but listening as much as possible. Thanks for all this~ 01:57:52 Sarah Kotchian: Zachary said they were running a little late 02:06:44 Marissa Prada: CHIBBI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 02:06:48 Dr. Christina Ivey (they/she): yassssss 02:06:50 Alex Tha Great: woohooo 02:06:55 Kristin Patton [she/her]: THATS MY FAVORITE! 02:06:57 Melissa May: yesssssssssss 02:07:52 Rota: "regardless of whether you hid the dirty spoons" 02:08:02 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): that line! 02:08:39 Ayokunle Falomo: Chibbiiiiiiiii <3 02:08:47 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): what a pantoum! 02:09:00 Rota: "let her hold you like it's your turn" damn! 02:09:13 Brett Nelson: let her hold you like it is your turn 02:09:20 Sarah Kotchian: great reading, thank you, Chibbi 02:09:31 Alex Tha Great: slip of an instinct 02:09:39 Melissa May: oh this a POEM poem 02:09:40 Kristin Patton [she/her]: This is why Chibbi is a favorite! 02:10:05 Iris: TY, Chibbi! 02:10:48 Marissa Prada: Yay Jessica!!! 02:11:54 Rota: 'you perish in the new light of summer" 02:12:00 Brett Nelson: I pause for your heartbeat 02:12:21 Iris: Great to hear you, Jessica! 02:12:51 Bernadette Perez: Thank you so much Jessica!!!!! 02:12:58 Marissa Prada: ROTA!!!!!!!!!!!!! 02:13:04 Marissa Prada: buy this poet's book!!! 02:13:24 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): seriously 02:13:25 Alex Tha Great: sheesh 02:13:41 Melissa May: fuck me. this is how you write grief 02:14:39 Brett Nelson: being somber Is for Presbyterians 02:15:08 Benjamin Theolonius Sanders: i am laugbing myself kosher today.. 02:15:31 Sarah Leamy: lovely 02:15:35 Marissa Prada: Let's go poet! 02:15:57 Benjamin Theolonius Sanders: go rota! 02:16:03 Marissa Prada: Yay Miriam!!! 02:18:02 Marissa Prada: Woo Hoo Beata!!! 02:18:25 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): So so glad to have you here, speaking to this Beata 02:18:44 Rota: "that massacre any signs of rain" wow 02:19:43 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): or from those who don't release their own... 02:20:01 Kristin Patton [she/her]: wow... i'm so glad i'm here today 02:20:08 Alex Tha Great: ^^ 02:20:11 Brett Nelson: You understand I'm not who I was before 02:20:49 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): to where control is now consent 02:20:58 Rota: "i will only go forward into the ceremony where our children lead us" oh man 02:20:59 Azima Lila Forest: dancing together again in spiritual gardens 02:20:59 Melissa May: holy wow 02:21:23 Judy: Wow Beats, thanks 02:21:37 Marissa Prada: ALEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 02:21:45 Kristin Patton [she/her]: Alex Tha Great!!! 02:22:13 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): All of you lovely poets please feel free to post links to your merchandise, websites, etc 02:22:58 Rota: "except there was no collecting unemployment/my daddy's heart quit that day" 02:22:59 Marissa Prada: Feel free to visit www.readorgreenbooks.com ...we will be publishing our 40th book this year! LGBTQ Anthology call...book will debut in NYC this September. 02:22:59 Rota: wowowow 02:23:20 CYVIL B BURKS, Sr : Alex, yes, my sister. 02:23:24 Rota: what an ending 02:23:27 Judy: Awesome Alex the Great 02:23:29 Melissa May: wow wow wow 02:23:35 Kristin Patton [she/her]: just saying... Tha Great 02:23:44 Beata Tsosie: phew 02:23:49 Marissa Prada: ^^^ 02:24:00 Benjamin Theolonius Sanders: whoah 02:24:01 Alex Tha Great: Thank you for holding me in this space. That piece is in my new book Weeping in Public Spaces at www.alexthagreat.com 02:24:14 Alex Tha Great: Heyyyy Kristin 02:24:16 Marissa Prada: Welcome Benjamin!!! 02:24:27 Lenora Good: Zachary, can you, or someone, put the poets and their book titles in chat, or somewhere we can find them? 02:24:45 Marissa Prada: ((we need a virtual bookstore)) 02:24:51 Rota: My Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6GBmL2qyl63kQxFyUKeAKb?si=F4Gc7xanT1Cm455lG2ZSVA 02:25:00 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): I will try and collect them all and make sure we post them or send them to you Lenora :) 02:25:17 Lenora Good: Many thanks!! 02:25:59 Brett Nelson: no mention of your hopes 02:26:12 Rota: "this sweet breath of common dream" 02:26:33 Rota: man, this is like a class on how to end a poem 02:26:38 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): right? 02:26:54 Alex Tha Great: Yall have all been fantastic 02:27:56 Marissa Prada: you mean 1:05pm? MST 02:28:11 Kristin Patton [she/her]: mmm lunch 02:28:30 Marissa Prada: YES POET!!! 02:28:34 Kristin Patton [she/her]: I have met this incredible human! 02:30:52 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): lol, yes I do Marissa, thanks for catching that 02:32:16 Bernadette Perez: Wow!! Love it 02:32:38 CYVIL B BURKS, Sr : One Single Rose, Hometown for me, Detroit!!!!! Your song takes me back home. 02:32:39 Marissa Prada: AMAZING!!! 02:33:03 Marissa Prada: Writing the grant...NOW 02:33:32 Marissa Prada: 1:05pm MST / 3:05 EST 03:09:05 Melissa May: I would trade every poem I've ever written to be able to sing lol 03:09:15 Marissa Prada: awwww 03:09:23 Kristin Patton [she/her]: yet she knows how to sing so.... 03:12:56 Marissa Prada: have to click share sound :-) 03:13:10 Marissa Prada: tiny box to check 03:14:22 Melissa May: it should be in the options bar 03:14:39 Marissa Prada: mute everyone else 03:15:19 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): Thanks Marissa! 03:15:36 Marissa Prada: you got it :-) one team one dream! 03:17:41 Brett Nelson: I would like to join the open mic this session 03:17:52 T. A. Niles- Mimbres: Please mute! 03:18:22 T. A. Niles- Mimbres: 👏🏽👍🏽 03:18:43 Marissa Prada: YOu can also do a MUTE ALL and invite the speakers to unmute, that way no one can unmute 03:19:57 Azima Lila Forest: What's the workshop? 03:20:28 Teresa Gallion: From: Teresa Gallion Open Mic Room Please 03:21:11 Azima Lila Forest: No breakout room notice 03:24:12 Jenny Magidson: am I here? 03:26:36 Jenny Magidson: I don't see or hear anything. Am I supposed, at this moment? 03:29:30 Jenny Magidson: yes 03:29:32 Jenny Magidson: thanks 03:29:42 loucimalore: workshop 03:32:59 Joe Sorenson: Open mic 03:42:17 Kate Padilla: workshop 04:07:36 Bernadette Perez: How beautiful your backgrounds 04:24:04 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): get your signed, personalized copy of Dana's new book here! 04:24:05 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): https://www.left-bank.com/product/signed-now-do-you-know-where-you-are-dana-levin 04:24:10 Brett Nelson: from this vantage point history looks like a choice 04:25:58 Janet Ruth: Please everyone mute 04:26:32 Marissa Prada: Yes Dana! 04:27:38 Brett Nelson: after years behind the smoke of money 04:27:55 Traci Brimhall: ^^so good 04:28:08 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): so, so good 04:28:30 Shirley: I loved hearing this poem twice. 04:28:40 John Roche: “I watched as a plant watches, rooted…” 04:30:57 Bernadette Perez: Bravo!! 04:31:13 John Roche: Fine poems! 04:32:32 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): https://www.left-bank.com/book/9781556596339 04:34:07 John Roche: “I read of war elsewhere, and am not unburdened” 04:34:29 Brett Nelson: I read of war elsewhere and am not unburdened 04:35:32 Shirley: "bones of roses" 04:36:47 John Roche: “Somewhere a rabbit warm in the hawk’s beak” 04:38:47 Traci Brimhall: “Winter: a reduced palette of light” 04:38:52 Dana Levin: Gorgeous work 04:39:00 Marissa Prada: Just great Lauren! 04:39:39 Dana Levin: Tasked with the project of optimism —yes! 04:40:04 Janet Ruth: I offer to wreck you 04:40:19 John Roche: “The contraptions of petals they’ve grown” 04:40:45 Janet Ruth: Someone needs to MUTE 04:41:11 Dana Levin: “Now is a matter of spirit" 04:41:30 Dana Levin: beautiful 04:41:34 John Roche: Brilliant reading! 04:41:36 Andreas Fleps: Oh Lauren, lovely as always! 04:41:44 Kristin Patton [she/her]: gah… what a day :D 04:42:04 Scott Wiggerman: Dana and Lauren, stunning work and reading! 04:42:20 Melissa May: So gorgeous, thank you so much 04:43:27 Marissa Prada: It's a great anthology! 04:43:31 John Roche: This Thursday, Bart White Zooming from his new book, like from the Poetry Playhouse: 04:43:33 Marissa Prada: YES ANDREAS!!!!!! 04:43:40 Kristin Patton [she/her]: I KNOW THEM! 04:43:42 Marissa Prada: Go get his book! It's sensational 04:43:42 John Roche: https://www.poetryplayhouse.com/events/bart-white-the-art-of-restoration-book-launch 04:44:09 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): https://www.laurencamp.com/ 04:44:45 Marissa Prada: I contradict myself 04:45:04 Marissa Prada: ((dammmit I've been missing this poet's readings!!)) 04:45:59 Marissa Prada: have you seen my sanity? 04:46:11 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): the scariest place bones will ever be buried is in our skin 04:46:17 Lauren Camp: “the only difference between dragons and daffodils is what we do with the color of the sun” 04:46:35 Azima Lila Forest: Take the viol out of violent 04:46:38 Marissa Prada: burnt my tongue on every silver lining 04:46:46 Marissa Prada: ((I think the room wasn't ready for this...)) 04:46:53 Judy: Friction is its singing 04:46:54 Marissa Prada: roots grieve in the darkness 04:46:57 Brett Nelson: I've burnt my tongue on every silver lining 04:47:06 John Roche: “Take the vial out of violence” 04:47:10 Traci Brimhall: That was remarkable 04:47:12 Kristin Patton [she/her]: nobody told me to have the tissues ready 04:47:31 B Arlene: I'm sitting with my daughters and my 13 yo loved it! 04:47:37 Marissa Prada: ***DOC!!!!!!!!!!!**** 04:47:45 Marissa Prada: love this poet! 04:49:01 Andreas Fleps: https://www.amazon.com/Well-into-Night-Andreas-Fleps/dp/1631997394 04:49:24 Marissa Prada: Love when Doc reads 04:49:29 Andreas Fleps: https://www.energiondirect.com/product/well-into-the-night/ 04:49:35 Marissa Prada: AWWWWW DOC 04:49:40 B Arlene: chills 04:49:47 John Roche: Thanks, Doc! 04:50:11 Marissa Prada: Sorry Doc, it does not disparage your reading! WE LOVE YOU! 04:50:29 Janet Ruth: I had to take a quick break and missed the beginning of Andreas' poem … so sorry … what was the title? 04:50:42 Marissa Prada: YES DEADPAN LIZZIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEANIE GOD IN THE HOUSE! 04:51:03 Marissa Prada: Love you LIzzie oxoxoxox 04:51:55 Marissa Prada: You are brilliant so y'all get her book! 04:52:53 Marissa Prada: We just love you Deadpan! 04:54:11 Azima Lila Forest: a nervous breakdown cannot break me 04:55:47 Elizabeth Strauss (she/zir): thank you. IG es_srtrauss 04:55:51 Elizabeth Strauss (she/zir): es_strauss IG 04:56:11 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): https://www.b-arlene.com/?fbclid=IwAR1vDzIRcmLzmkDVmW0vtVgANC7CepNimMXHcYsTqR3uecNif5_gpx2GEN4 04:57:24 Dr. Christina Ivey (they/she): anxiety doesn't respect boundaries 04:57:27 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): anxiety doesn't respect boundaries 04:58:29 Lauren Camp: so powerful 04:58:36 Scott Wiggerman: B Arlene, you nailed it! 04:58:57 Elizabeth Strauss (she/zir): i have to jet early for work but glad i could be here 04:59:22 Marissa Prada: YES JACKS! 04:59:27 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): Thanks for being here! 04:59:36 Marissa Prada: halo of chile peppers 05:00:25 Marissa Prada: serious MASTER CLASS 05:01:21 Kristin Patton [she/her]: I KNOW THIS POET 05:01:23 Judy: Thank you jacks 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 05:01:24 Marissa Prada: YES DR. CHRISTINA IVEY!!!!!!!!!!! 05:01:31 Marissa Prada: This poet.....there are no words! 05:01:53 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): You earned that title! And you are absolutely not even a little pompos 05:01:58 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): *pompous 05:02:01 Kristin Patton [she/her]: not even slightly 05:04:13 Bernadette Perez: Wow wow wow 05:04:24 Janet Ruth: a Wilbur looking for my Charlotte 05:04:26 Melissa May: stunning 05:04:32 Julie Cummings: Thank you New Mexico! Wonderful readings. I have to head out to take care of NFSPS stuff. Hope to see you all at National Convention in Ohio or online! June 23-27 05:04:38 Kristin Patton [she/her]: I KNOW THEM 05:04:42 Judy: Wow, thank you! 05:05:06 Dr. Christina Ivey (they/she): IG: dr_ivey_writes You can message for book info! 05:05:26 Kristin Patton [she/her]: THEIR BOOK IS AMAZING!! AND THERE'S STICKERS! 05:05:58 Kristin Patton [she/her]: THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND RENE! 05:07:00 Marissa Prada: Let's go Rene!!!! 05:07:12 Doc Janning: Thank You ALL, for having me. See you on the flip side. 05:07:37 Shirley: drive-by dads! 05:08:05 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): https://www.amazon.com/This-Still-Breathing-Canvas-Mullen 05:08:36 John Roche: “The memory box we carved out of the splinters” 05:08:59 Marissa Prada: MARS!! 05:09:04 Marissa Prada: ((I love this poem Rene)) 05:09:15 Kristin Patton [she/her]: oh Rene... this poem... every single time 05:09:23 Marcial Delgado: Marissa!!!! 05:09:25 John Roche: Great poem! 05:09:51 Brett Nelson: wonderful perspective 05:10:10 Rene Mullen he/him: thanks everyone! 05:10:12 Marissa Prada: ((STEPH I SEE YOU!!)) 05:10:19 Marissa Prada: ***KRISTIN!!!!!!!!!!*** 05:10:25 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-This-Kristin-Patton 05:10:35 Rene Mullen he/him: MY FAV 05:10:40 Rene Mullen he/him: STRENGTH TRAINING 05:10:40 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): tell 'em 05:10:51 Marcial Delgado: mmmm burritos 05:11:06 Janet Ruth: I'm the only one I can count on for the heavy lifting 05:11:39 Marissa Prada: TO PICK UP A PEN! 05:11:45 Marissa Prada: SPEAK IT!! 05:13:47 Judy: That one poetry class changed everything 05:14:01 Rene Mullen he/him: Love you Bestie!! 05:14:13 Marissa Prada: Wayne is awesome 05:14:20 Bernadette Perez: That was STRONG! 05:14:32 Marissa Prada: YES MARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 05:14:51 Marissa Prada: "Hi" he's so humble 05:15:37 John Roche: Marcial! 05:15:44 Bernadette Perez: I feel your princess is behind you i 05:15:53 Marissa Prada: ^^^ 05:16:10 Marissa Prada: my plasma felt like magma 05:17:21 Kristin Patton [she/her]: (when the muse is in the background) 05:17:25 Kristin Patton [she/her]: <3 05:17:51 Marissa Prada: I prayed to someone I barely knew 05:17:55 Marissa Prada: coldness of your ash 05:18:09 Shirley: Hey, all of you, pay attention to the NFSPS Blackberry Peach: Poetry Spoken and Heard award. Also, this October the Natl. Federation of State Poetry Societies is doing the first Blackberry Peach National Slam. Big prizes. NMSPS will send a state champion. Get into the running! Zach has the info. 05:18:18 Bernadette Perez: Yay! 05:18:22 Janet Ruth: I thank the gods for making us volcanoes 05:18:39 Kristin Patton [she/her]: and the most AMAZING human 05:18:42 Judy: Unbelievable Marcial 05:18:53 Rene Mullen he/him: YAY MARCIAL! Great stuff! 05:18:57 Marissa Prada: Voices of the Barrio 05:19:15 Marissa Prada: JUNE 05:19:25 John Roche: Yay! 05:20:19 Scott Wiggerman: GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY GAY 05:20:34 Rota: "with their dicks so far up in the bible" BARS 05:20:42 John Roche: Great line! 05:21:26 John Roche: “When is it age-appropriate to learn compassion and empathy?” 05:22:41 Scott Wiggerman: Why GSAs are so important in schools! 05:22:53 Andreas Fleps: Marissa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 05:23:36 Judy: Hurrah Marissa! 05:23:38 John Roche: Way to go, Marissa! 05:23:54 Bernadette Perez: Marissa Yayyyyyy 05:24:24 Marissa Prada: YES ROTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 05:24:24 Sylvia Ramos Cruz: Marcial, I am so glad Stephanie came back to stand beside you. Beautiful and moving poem. Thank you. 05:25:35 Sylvia Ramos Cruz: Marissa, I say GAY! I would not call this a political poem. I call it a poem of time and place-- 05:26:13 Marissa Prada: Yes Sylvia....thank you :-) 05:26:13 Brett Nelson: a Jew born on Christmas sometimes turns out to be a pretty big deal 05:26:48 Marissa Prada: secret we all know but pretend to forget 05:27:19 Marissa Prada: dammmmiiittttttt 05:27:34 Judy: Love it! Awesome 05:27:45 Marissa Prada: POETRY EXPO! 05:28:17 Melissa May: living in Colorado is like being a carebear cousin 05:30:06 Azima Lila Forest: scrape the shadows off the walls of homes 05:30:49 Rota: "fake happy memories . . . it was the same mental illness that i battle every day" 05:30:58 Rota: love the war imagery in difft contexts 05:31:09 Bernadette Perez: Nice 05:32:34 One Single Rose 🌹: I’m here… 05:32:52 Marissa Prada: YES HANDS!!! 05:33:08 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): love this poem 05:33:18 John Roche: A New Mexico classic! 05:33:56 Brett Nelson: wipe away the tears of too many years 05:34:03 Marissa Prada: YES MARS!!! 05:35:28 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): ravioli princess 05:36:32 Bernadette Perez: Thank you 05:36:34 John Roche: Bravo! 05:37:07 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): go in poet! 05:38:33 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): magic! 05:38:47 Bernadette Perez: Majic 05:39:52 Rene Mullen he/him: Thanks for sharing all your awesome words everyone! Such a blast!!! Stay safe out there! 05:40:21 Rota: i have to run off to a Seder. Happy Pesach/Easter/Ramadan. Thanks so much for having me. Amazing job poets! Here's the book I read from: http://www.wildpressedbooks.com/giveth-and-taketh.html 05:42:22 Bernadette Perez: Thank you for sharing the love 05:44:15 John Roche: “And what if history if not a body with knots waiting to be untied 05:44:31 John Roche: What is history 05:46:00 Traci Brimhall: If pain leaves the body where does all the history go 05:48:01 John Roche: Stunning poem! 05:48:08 Melissa May: absolutely stunning, I am so sorry to have to dip early but I have a dumb migraine fighting for my attention. thank you all for your big gorgeous brave <3 05:52:14 John Roche: “Alive in the Age of Worry”—great title! 05:54:22 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): https://www.flowersongpress.com/new-page-4 05:54:37 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): Get Ayokunle's most recent collection here! 05:55:46 One Single Rose 🌹: ❤️❤️❤️🌹❤️❤️❤️ 05:56:02 Kate Padilla: magnificent…compelling..thank you 05:56:04 John Roche: Most impressive! 05:56:26 Brett Nelson: wonderful poetry and reading 05:56:45 Ayokunle Falomo: So excited to hear Traci 🙂 05:56:57 Elaine Montague: Thank you, Ayokunle Falomo, for reading! 06:00:13 Scott Wiggerman: "one night stand poems"--what an idea! 06:00:23 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): You can check out Traci's work and find out more on her website here: 06:00:24 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): https://tracibrimhall.wordpress.com/ 06:01:33 Basia Miller: I wished to welcome back feelings 06:01:34 Brett Nelson: but chose a different courage 06:01:56 Lauren Camp: “wished to swallow the laugh out of my child’s mouth” 06:02:42 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): what a great concept! 06:02:51 John Roche: “Writing back to my first poems”—great idea! 06:06:53 Bernadette Perez: I won’t cook lobster 06:08:57 John Roche: Marvelous poem! 06:11:56 John Roche: “The dead should not have to play basketb 06:12:10 John Roche: basketball 06:12:42 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): https://tracibrimhall.wordpress.com/ 06:12:42 Janet Ruth: I want to be recycled into bewilderment 06:12:48 Sarah Kotchian: love this poem 06:13:42 John Roche: I want to be recycled Into bewilderment—a line I want to remember! 06:13:50 Bernadette Perez: I want to be recycled these words are rememberable 06:13:54 Ayokunle Falomo: A list is a second chance at praise!!! 06:13:54 Kristin Patton [she/her]: WOWOWOW 06:13:55 Janet Ruth: amazing 06:13:55 Basia Miller: love is a career in forgiveness 06:14:03 Scott Wiggerman: Brilliant work, Traci! So much in every poem, each poem chockful of metaphor and gorgeous imagery! 06:14:10 John Roche: Delightful, indeed! 06:14:35 Elaine Montague: I'd like to hear much more from Traci. 06:14:44 Shirley: This just keeps getting better! 06:14:45 Traci Brimhall: Thanks, Elaine! 06:14:52 gmail.comEllen: qq 06:15:34 gmail.comEllen: Well done. 06:17:17 Scott Wiggerman: And she'll be here in ABQ at the NHCC soon! 06:20:03 NMSPS - Zachary Kluckman (He/Him): Ana Castillo’s powerful new book of poems – My Book of the Dead is available through University of New Mexico Press, here: https://unmpress.com/books/my-book-dead/9780826363190 06:21:55 Lenora Good: I'm so sorry, but something has come up, and I must leave. I've enjoyed today and am sorry I have to leave. Look forward to seeing Ana Castillo on the recording. 06:26:05 Brett Nelson: Thank you for your nod to the wide range of styles that poetry is 06:29:30 John Roche: “How dare you suggest I transition, Sir!” 06:34:32 John Roche: “There are no mistakes in hell—that’s the beauty of the place” 06:40:00 Brett Nelson: tired but tenacious 06:40:02 Bernadette Perez: In these Times With lots of emotion I’m shakenNow in 06:42:15 One Single Rose 🌹: ❤️❤️❤️ 06:42:52 John Roche: “The woman who stayed behind to clean it up” 06:44:22 Bernadette Perez: Thank you!!!! 06:45:10 Shirley: Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 06:45:47 Brett Nelson: Thank you, Zachary 06:46:07 Teresa Gallion: From: Teresa Gallion Great program you put together Zach. Kudos!!! 💞🌹🙌 06:46:11 Traci Brimhall: Yes thank you Zachary for ALL of this! So much organization and labor in order to make this all happen for us! 06:46:16 Scott Wiggerman: This has been an extraordinary day. Thank you all! 06:46:17 Ayokunle Falomo: Thank you! This has been incredible. 06:46:19 Bernadette Perez: Thank you Zach 06:46:22 Iris: Thank you Zachary 06:46:31 Janet Ruth: Thank you Zach - awesome day 06:46:31 loucimalore: thank you 06:46:39 CYVIL B BURKS, Sr : thanks Zack 06:46:39 T. A. Niles- Mimbres: Major kudos to everyone involved, those behind the scenes as well! 06:46:45 Jules Nyquist: thanks to all