This is just something I’ve got a soft spot for: Art/Activism. I discovered Poetry Slams fairly recently and it was amazing stuff…In its Most Basic Terms, it’s a poetry competition. Judges are randomly selected from the audience, and each poet gets three minutes to talk. There’s usually a few rounds before the winner is picked… But anyway!

{This guy (Eric Darby)’s website is  http://www.ericdarby.net/, in case you like it}

My point is that this is a gateway for mindblowingly powerful messages, and I loved every bit of it. Some of these people are really speaking up on current issues, refusing to just follow the uncaring path others have chosen. Some are more indirect, speaking about more personal matters like love or frienship; their own story, but this is still activism I think. By exposing these stories, they allow us to identify with them and realize that we’re really all equals in this world (Eventually we have to get it in our brains and act on it no?). So there, now you know. A lot of cities host their own official slams, and if yours doesn’t, you’re encouraged to start one up. Basically, poetry wins. Thumbs up.