consider the game changed

The first post I made on this site was about the night Juba came in as an unknown and won a slam pushing everyone that thought they were the best back a spot or two. That type of stuff earns you a hall of fame in my insignifigant mind. This recently took place again with someone who we all silently know will take over slam poetry if she puts her mind to it.

Her name is Lady Zen and on her first night she came to the open reading just to scope it out and perform probably put her name out there and see if the energy here(north star cafe tuesday night PORT VERITAS BABY) was interesting at all. I thought she was good but she does the singing in the middle of the poetry thing and having a terrible voice myself I resent those with good voices who want to do poetry as well. I mean c'mon just sing and be famous already!

This isn't one of those things where I backpeddle into a kiss butt session, poets are sensitive people that need to compliment each other so that they can all be friends. I'm a writer i'm speaking logistically here, this is a different situation. Lady Zen can sing at a professional Jazz singer level(not Al Jolson style either) but to top that she can drop some really skillful, creative and meaningful verse. She's not expressly hip hop she is a mixture of so many different moods and fields and last night she gave a performance that deserves to be in my top tier.

I don't think other poets should learn from her or copy her, I'm old school I want people to be like themselves first. I think they should just listen and enjoy her.