THE WORD
A Revolution of Change
The bond of like-minded souls is indestructible. I just read that somewhere! The open microphone has always been the voice of the revolution. I just made that up!
Sometimes I sit back in amazement and awe at the gatherings we have created around the open microphone. From the Mussel Inn to the Dangerous Kitchen and the MAD Café, sometimes I get the sense that something is brewing. Like Dylan sings, “…something is happening here, but you don’t know what it is, do you, Mr Jones…” That’s the exciting thing – to be part of something that is as elusive as the wind and as powerful as the hurricane.
Become indestructible in October. Join the peaceful revolution behind the OPEN MICROPHONE; join the quiet revolution that is the GATHERED AUDIENCE. Open microphones this month are turning up the volume at our usual venues – love to see you at one of them! Gathering together is good for the soul; good for belief; good for bringing about change and good for feeling community!
Peace
Mark Raffills
Golden Bay Live Poets Society
In the dark room off the side street