Her words bled through the pages, by debhede.

The first event at The Venue on 35th Street, Norfolk. An open mic, followed by a slam, which was interrupted by visiting poet Queen Sheba, one of the area's most prolific and successful spoken-word artists.

Kendra, above, had long ago spilled beer all over her book of poems. The pages and her dress wrapped the whole event into one metaphorical nutshell.

¶ 3/26/2007