On Monday April 5th I participated in my first Open Mic Night at University of Michigan-Dearborn. It was sponsored by the Writing Center and participating was a portion of our grade. To say I did this against my will would not be too strong a statement to make.
Funny thing is, I actually ended up liking it.
First of all, I like poetry. So I knew I would like that part. I also like performance art, so I knew that I would enjoy watching my classmates and the other speakers as well.
What I didn't expect was that I was gonna like the feeling of, um, exhilaration I got while presenting my own piece.
The poem I chose to do was a tough one for me. I had just been diagnosed with breast cancer when I wrote it and it was raw and emotional and scared. But, because I was scared to speak anyway, I figured it was the perfect time to do the poem. And, I'm happy to say I got thru it without crying, without my voice wavering too much, and with out losing my cool. I considered the whole experience a success.
Would I participate in an Open Mic Night again. I would have say, surprisingly, Yes.
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