I’ll Drink to That: feature performance at Tractor Brewery (NEW Wells Park location), Albuquerque, NM, March 23, 2014, 4:00 p.m..
Rhythm & Words benefit for Agora Crisis Center: feature performance at ArtBar, Albuquerque, NM, March 15, 2014, 7:00 p.m..
A Happening, feature performance at Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice, October 26, 2013.
Performing “Island” at Second Saturday on November 8, 2014 at Café Bella in Rio Rancho, NM.
Feature Performance at “A Happening for Peace, Love and Understanding”, September 24, 2014. Tortuga Gallery in Albuquerque.
WOW (Women of the World) National Poetry Slam — Albuquerque championship, December 6, 2013. Great show of the top ten female poets in the city — I came in 4th! [Thanks Eva Crespin and Kent Swanson for the pics!]
MAS Poetry Slam at Winnings Coffee in Albuquerque, November 20, 2013. An admirer commented on Facebook: “Awesome photo! The Purple Super Hero Poet slams again!” 🙂 [Thanks Valery Bahrman for the pic!]
La Palabra: The Word is a Woman Book Release Party Impromptu Reading at The Source, Albuquerque, October 19, 2013. [Thanks Mark Fischer!]
MAS Poetry Hallo-Scream Slam at Winnings Coffee in Albuquerque, October 16, 2013.
Albuquerque Slam City Championship at ArtBar, September 21, 2013. I placed 4th!
On stage at ArtBar in round one of the Albuquerque Slams City Championship (where I placed 4th!), Saturday, September 21, 2013. [Thanks Mark Fischer!]
My second feature performance at Carlos Contreras’ “I’ll Drink to That” monthly show in Albuquerque, NM. August 18, 2013, at Tracto Brewery!
Feature performance at “I’ll Drink to That”, Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Tractor Brewery in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [Thanks Mark Fischer!]
Reading at the first “Second Saturday”, July 13, 2013 at Café Bella, Rio Rancho, New Mexico. [Thanks Gina Marselle!]
“I’ll Drink to That” Drink & Drag Benefit for the UNM LGBTQ Resource Center! January 27, 2013 at the Art Bar in Albuquerque, NM.
Slam champ Damien Flores with Poet Laureate Hakim Bellamy, and me & Hakim:
Nothing To Do (set 1):
Ode to My Tropical Fro, The Weaning (set 2):
The Weaning. My slam competition debut, at “Final Friday” at Winnings Coffee House in Albuquerque on March 29, 2013. What a show! And I made the second round!
I’m a regular at the monthly Poetry & Beer series hosted by Damien Flores at Blackbird Buvette in Albuquerque, NM. March 6, 2013 was my slam debut as the sacrificial poet!
Featured at an erotica reading hosted by Zachary Gluckman at The Source in Albuquerque, NM, February 14, 2013.
My spoken word debut — and a feature no less! — at Carlos Contreras’ “I’ll Drink to That” monthly show in Albuquerque, NM. It was November 18, 2012 at Tractor Brewery!
Me and poet Don McIver, and host (and slam champion) Carlos Contreras and a fan:
TEDxABQ Women, December 1, 2012 at the South Broadway Cultural Center. I was one of the organizers and got to introduce our curator, Carrie Williar Lin!
The following were all performed that night, and appear in the order I did my sets!
Damocles’ Shoe
Mystery in My Skin
Lucciola
Until Now
Just Friends
TEDxABQ 2012! September 8, 2012 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
With local singer Debi Johnson on February 27, 2010 in Albuquerque after we both auditioned for the Center for Life Talent Show Fundraiser. She made the show — I didn’t — but it was the first time I’d performed (voice and piano) one of my original songs publically in many years!