Chicago Stories 2001-2004

Chicago Stories 2001-2004 is book 6 of my 13-book series "Complete Performance Work 1996-2004," a collection of all 400 slam poems, monologues, dialogues and stories I wrote in those years. You can click here to download a free copy of the entire book, including extensive biographical notes concerning each piece; or click on the links below to read the pieces online.

2001:
Anyway: a poem for two voices
An ode to the 'We Should Be Famous Club' on the occasion of Yammer's fourth anniversary
A poem to myself on my 32nd birthday
Snowmen

2002-2004:
Concerning 'Yammer' and the inherent contradictions of poetry open mics
Eulogy for Defiant Theatre
An ode to "Mental Graffiti" on the occasion of their last show
A poem for willow, who is now my ex-girlfriend
Sonnet for a heavenly body
TelevisionGirl
That summer I dated that couple

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