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Again.. your honest opinions as well as the opinions of others matters. I listen!

Otherwise I would not have gotten to where I am today. You and others don't seem to realize or either refuse to recognize just how hard I work each and every week to provide the best show for EVERYONE! Thousands of emails-text messages-networking at venues all other the metroplex, mantaining 3 websites, meetups, myspaces and being apart of more than 25 different list servs all across the world. Its hard work. We do it because we love this. More than i love myself, my wife, my own life. WE LOVE POETRY AND THE ART OF SPOKEN WORD. It is my wife, my religion and I live for it as much as it keeps me alive. And We know that we give everything we have to it.

We are not ones to give in easily to suggestions without weighing them which includes discussing them with the people we respect and love like members of the fort worth poetry slams and fans like you. And we also respect and love those who understand all the energy and creativity that we invest enough to get there on time and leave their egoes at the door.

Its becoming increasingingly difficult for us to want to continue to juggle the mutiple egoes, attitudes and arrogances of those who have the unmitigated audacitiy to beleive that we are not astute enough to take in comments-observations and discuss, adjust and make changes that benefit the global arts community.

SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MIKE GUINN

I say this to say that i respect EVERYBODY'S opinion and i unfortunately am cursed/blessed with this BIG ole heart which makes me want to give EVERYONE a voice.

Parents would not trust us to allow their 18 year old daughters into an venue like the Embargo and then bring them back home at 11:30pm on a school night, If they did not believe and trust that we genuinely love this art with all our heart and soul and that our spirits protects as much as it gives when providing a home for all voices, musicians, artist, comedians.

We are so blessed to have poets like Janean Livingston, Anthony Douglas, BEE, Princess, Big Ant and AJ Houston Just to name a few who come each week to share their heart.

Folks you can come as early as 6 oclock and see that we do everything ourselves. D.J. Big Ant gets there at early around 8ish and sets up by hisself. There is a reason why we do this week in and week out for little to no recognition let alone pay.

WE LOVE IT. Its the reason why organizations like APA-AKA-DST-ZPB-PHS-APO-ZTA-PKA-OMEGAS, Salvation Army, School Districts, Universities, in the US and abroad have allowed us to work with them. Because they beleive in our ability to bring to life their vision with words from my soul. They trust that we will be open to suggestions and mold accordingly.

All i'm trying to say is ....

FANS .... I hear you. I hear all the artists and fans. I have for years! And I am open to all critques, opinions, issues.

I love everyone despite themselves. And irregardless of the hearltless hidden agendas of some of the poets and the constant shredding of the spoken word fabric I have been quilting all my life. I'm gon keep on threading hope with my heart and continue to weave my tireless energy with prayers as WE create a open forum for all spirits.

Even if its in a sometimes loud, smoky, dank bar near the end of downtown.
Because I love this. I love You and I love The life the Lord has blessed me with. I AM...

Peace and thanks for listening to my spirit.

Michael Guinn-MAN
Founder-Slam Master-Member
Fort Worth National Poetry Slams Official Website At www.facebook.com

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YOUT COMMENTS ARE WELCOME... email me at jordamichaelg@yahoo.com if you have any feedback.
Or call at (817) 412-3964

See you at the Show.

BLOG FROM PALADIN OF 93.3 The BONE

Feb 18, 2009 By Paladin Of 93.3 The one

Ft. Worth Poetry Slam: "Liquid Mirror"

First I have to express my thanks ...
Thank you to Miranda Wright for sharing with me about the Fort Worth Poetry Slam held weekly at "Embargo."
Miranda's MySpace:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=164113796
Thank you to Mike Guinn, National Spoken Word Artist, for hosting both the "Fort Worth Poetry Slams" on Tuesday nights 8:30pm-10:30pm at "Embargo" (210 8th Street/8th and Calhoun)--featuring both local and touring poets--and "Take It To The Stage" live at the "South Dallas Cultural Center" on every third Thursday (3400 Fitzhugh) from 7pm-9pm. Parking and admission for both venues is free; however, the returns in the form of life-saving, life-changing, spiritual awakening, and emotional freedom are exponential.

Mike Guinn-MSW
Founder-Slam Master-Motivational Speaker-Host
JordanMichaelG@Yahoo.com
Http://www.MikeGuinn.com
http://www.myspace.com/mikeguinn

Though, initially, I was intending to support my friend, Miranda, as she presented her first poem in a public venue ... the unanticipated spiritual upheaval I experienced by witnessing what I truly believe is its own independent art-form in progress--and being able to participate by my first public reading of my own poetry--was far greater than the sum of its individual parts ... and would require quantum physics to express the individual benefit and returns. I would describe the evening as a spiritually profitable enterprise--watching poet after poet add to the fabric of the artistic tapestry by weaving in their own lyrical participation to the aggregate artistic consciousness of the poet-culture.

To put it more directly ... I openly wept as my spirit was churned by each poet's contribution. I felt as if I was a part of something greater than myself. I felt as if I was witnessing the most intimate of art-forms--directly communicating the disembodied thought from mind-to-mind of each poet as they exorcised their individual burdens, processed their individual therapy through the group catalyst, and the collective psycho-emotional/spiritual endeavor touched the most sensitive and fragile of tender places in my psychi ... as I imagine everyone in attendance could testify. I was touched by the 'tagline' on Mike's card, "Saving Lives One Poem At A Time" ... seeing persons of every ethnicity and background share in personal victory over their emotional burdens. I cried at the concept. I cried at the experience. I wept unrestrained tears as the complicated concepts were packaged in penetrating verse--each one compounding upon its predecessor until the last two poems on the subjects of Suicide and the Down's-Syndrome-Superhero, respectively--wrecked me. I had to leave rather than break down in broken sobs. It was an atmosphere free from judgment, free from persecution for exploring sensitive emotional issues or expressing the products of intelligence, creativity, art, and the spoken word. It's not for the faint of heart, and, by default, the venue is free from censorship; so the subjects and verbiage seem to at times surpass a 'family' audience.

Regardless, I recommend it to both my listening audiences--at 93.3fm "The Bone" and "Southern Gospel 1630."
The poem I shared in public on my debut is called "Liquid Mirror"--contemplating the mirror's reflection being someone I don't recognize due to the passing of years--is one I wrote in January of 2007."

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