Okay, I cheated - 3 Minute and Seven Seconds Blog ©

by snaggle at 12:18 AM on October 14, 2001

Thursday night I saw a kick-ass performance by Staceyann Chin, a slam poet from New York City. If you ever get a chance to see her, you absolutely must. She’s a short, 110-pound half-Chinese Jamaican lesbian with an afro and an attitude.

This was actually my second time seeing Staceyann. I saw her at a gay conference last spring and I wanted to bring her to my school this year. Someone else beat me to the punch, however, and by the time I got around to making inquiries about bringing her here, I learned that the university Lectures program had already done the deed. I waited in anticipation for a month and in the end I was not let down. She’s absolutely fucking awesome to watch. The lilt of her Jamaican accent combined with her skillful knitting of words creates a delivery unlike any other.

Wow. I’m slow tonight. I’m running out of time and I didn’t even get to tell you about the rest of what’s going on in my life (not that there’s all that much.) Another time.