Another game changing open mic at Milkboy
Thursday’s reading at Milkboy was another great one. Poets Katherine Bode-Lang and Cliff Lynn along with essayist Krista Eastman brought diverse and complementary styles that highlighted the surprising connections that arise from individuality.
Even more surprising was the dynamic open mic — which included a whopping 19 readers with talent a-plenty!!! And for the 3rd month in a row, the game has changed, and we have new leader in the open mic contest. The real shocker is that May’s winner — and now contest leader — actually made his Milkboy debut just this month. What’s still more mind blowing, he’s a high school student! That’s right, with just one poem, newcomer Elliot Levy, of Harrison High School, over took both Steve Delia & Howard Lieberman, to regulars who have been mounting votes for the past three months! But I wouldn’t count either of them out so quickly, since they’re still holding firm in 2nd & 3rd. It’s also important to note that there are alot of other regulars who keep on accumulating. Sure, it’s a cliche, but it’s still anybody’s game.
*Open Mic Contest Rankings*
as of May 13, 2010
1. Elliot Levy (total votes: 9)
2. Stephen Delia (7)
3. Howard Lieberman (6)
3. Betti Kahn (6)
4. Linda Fischer (5)
4. Jess Bouchard (5)
5. Karen Stern (4)
The way this thing is going, I can’t wait to see what happens next month!!!
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