No need to fear Leave past transgressions behind
Just ‘cause it’s a new year To yourself and others be kind
This is your clean slate Only the present has potential
So why hesitate? For new activity experimental
The Austin Writers Roulette kicked off its 2015 season with “Redemption.”
Proving once again great creative minds think alike, both Thom the World Poet and Teresa Y. Roberson sported their winter white. He wanted to symbolize winter weather and she wanted to symbolize a holy person.
Roberson’s younger cousin, Veronica redeemed herself by visiting again since last year.
Poet, Cathrin Gordon, dressed in the opposite manner, as a little devil. Roberson couldn’t resist showing off her black boots as well.
Poet Jonathan Lowell redeemed himself by attending once again. His only other visit to the roulette occurred January 2014.
The various roads to redemption correspond to the individual.
Nonetheless, we can all appreciate a delicious mimosa, the theme drink! Note how poet Allyson Whipple has what she called a “Whipple Mimosa,” meaning all champagne and no OJ.
Birdman 313 talked about a song of redemption to the moon.
Whipple, who was raised Catholic and in the Midwest, proved there was redemption and humor in apologizing to everything and everyone.
Lowell had unwittingly submitted to this roulette when he shared his latest book of poetry with the organizer. Being a good sport, Lowell read three unusual redemption poems from the perspective of a whale, a birdcage and a snow globe.
Lila McCall discovered it’s never too late to redeem one’s self, even on New Year’s Eve.
Cathrin Gordon found redemption, freedom and her voice from her childhood.
Daniel Davila, in a pseudo-North Carolinian accent, related the hate crime he survived and danced his way to redemption while remembering a “thin blue ribbon of sky.”
Teresa Y. Roberson advised everyone to issue “redemption coupons” in order to clear their conscious and move on.
Thom the World Poet gave an offstage delivery about redemption, accompanied by Davila and Ron Kewin.
The audience was invited to sign up for the open mic.
Ron Kewin, accompanied by Davila, started the open mic.
At this point, audience member, Jesse, whispered to the organizer, “I don’t like thinking while I’m drinking!”
Daniel Davila, accompanied by Kerwin.
Capoeira teacher, CW AKA “Rastinha,” invited the audience to stand up and do the basic capoeira move, the jinga.
Thom the World Poet, accompanied by Davila, ended the show by saying, “Welcome to yourself.”
Please join the Austin Writers Roulette Sunday, February 8th for “Bad Date Night.”
