My ex colleague and current friend the Poet has one of these amazing personalities that can change the atmosphere in a room full of people.
As one might expect, she does poetry, and she does it damn well. This is the girl who had me laughing myself to tears when reading her absolutely hilarious and genius poem on period pains. This is also the girl who once successfully shut up a room full of obnoxious bankers reading her beautiful and very intense poem on precious metals. I would trade my right arm to have the ability to shut bankers up - they normally love their own voices so much that quiet is a distant memory to them. Probably from before they could actually speak.
I have this far missed all of her many official performances and have also never been to any actual poetry reading, but finally the time had come!
Not being the type to go alone to strange parts of town outside of my usual clique, I had to drag someone along with me to this evening of pretending to be one of the cool kids. Getting the future Mr and Mrs away from frantic wedding planning is easier said than done these days, but I did manage to lure them out with the promise of dinner and culture. Honestly, I got the feeling they were rather happy with the prospect of socialising with any human being not solely there to feed them cake, take in suit jackets or over charge them for lilies. Which made my job of entertaining them an easy one seeing as I can't bake, sew or tell roses apart from tulips.
After several Jamaican Mules, loads of Caribbean chicken and our first proper catch up in absolute ages, my favourite Poet was finally on stage!
And, as per usual, she owned it. I really don't know anyone else who could write a poem on hair extensions that is both funny and insightful but not at all silly. The moving poem on precious metals made another appearance and truth be told, there was even some pretty raunchy stuff later on during her performance. And as a single girl, I take what I can get in that last department.
If you get the chance - make sure to go check this amazing performer out, I swear you won't regret it: http://kemitaiwo.com/
Talented
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