- having my mom, Leche, and Akila on good terms.
- "nibbelerrrs".
- the car ride home from victory gardens.
- Malcolm's prescence on stage when he reads "Beautiful Sounds".
- pep talks.
- when Kevin Coval sat down face to face with me and told me that if this is what i wanted to do - if i wanted to be a poet for my career - then i could do it. and he could help me.
- Nina's poetry.
- hugging strangers.
- that one dude, Willie, who came up to me twice and gave me amazing hugs and praise.
- the audience's love.
- Roger Bonair-Agard.
- America's Dog.
- Navy Pier.
- cheese fries.
- getting asked to be the sacrificial poet for the second round after being eliminated in the first.
- losing myself in a poem.
- when bad days go good.
mar 12 2011 ∞
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