COUNTDOWN TO EXTINCTION #14, Moment Of Empowerment
Yo. Trainer here. As a poet, publisher and performer, I’ve played everywhere from Athens OH to Haiku HI, the campus lake to the Black Sea—and this is the toughest crowd I’ve ever had. The end of the workday, at the end of an hour and a half meeting? The fuck, Mike. What did you get me into up here? Just kidding. Big Mike asked and so I deliver. That’s what I do when Big Mike asks. Mike’s invited me to share my work with you—work that has literally kept me alive, is the reason I am standing here today, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
This week’s essay is a repeat performance of my Moment of Empowerment presentation to The Other Ones Foundation in March. Become a paid subscriber to read the whole thing just over the pay wall. Can’t blame you, you prefer your media hot so cash me ousside for an activist-inspired BLOODSTAINS FROM THE GRAVE on KOOP Radio today.
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