Finally ! So, after trying to go to this spot--the NuyoRican Poets Cafe--for SO longggg: we finally went! And it was soooo much fun. I honestly felt so liberated to just listen to the way these poets played with their worlds, it was magical. i swear. I dont want to sound cheesy but that's honestly how i felt. The entire vibe was amazing. AND we managed to find parking right across the street, lol.
But the NuyoRican cafe is a small and chill ass place. The entire place is so sexy, i couldn't even handle it. Of course my homegirl (lol) Mahogony Browne was the MC for that night's poetry slam and shorty is funny and witty and clever (Oh my! lol) and she was definitely holdin' it down that night. Not to mention we started the night off by dancing to "Poison" which loosened everybody up.
Can we discuss the poets/poems tho? My friend and I were diggin' this one poet a lot so we went halves on his book and now we have dude's stuff. He's a highschool teacher up in Brooklyn which i thought was very dope and he was the one who started it off for the night and I was definitely feelin' him.
The poets were all unique in their own ways. Some had very strong and powerful deliveries while others just let their words start their own movement. Either way respect was given because they definitely held it down. The only girl of the Slam "Lauryn Hill lookalike" was HOLDIN' IT DOWN! ..and i mean HOLDING.IT.DOWN. Her first poem had people fidgeting out of their seats, she was soo intense! (and cute, according to my friend lol). The winner of the slam was dope too..his messages were real and i know everyone could connect at some point or another.
Overall, it was a really amazing experience that i enjoyed on so many levels. Plus, I had the company of some really amazing people which made it THAT much better =]
#shout to the Poet who left everyone with their jaws on the ground with the ending of his poem.
#shout to the newly engaged couple too. Too cute <3
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