Had a feature this past Wednesday in Leonardo, NJ - felt my set went well... During intermission I was having a conversation with a fellow poet about things that were going on with the poetry community- Near the end before the show started again, we were speaking on the fact that I was outside a bit more --- I always notice the vibe is different when i'm out on a consistent basis - not like i'm being a savior or something, but people are naturally happy that my presence is filling voided spaces. I wish I could go to every event but my bones are not young anymore.
I definitely felt it the next morning, a result of working all day - going to class in the evening - then performing at night - but it was a good feel - a feel of these are things that must be done in order to achieve the things I want to achieve.
I believe the next to weekends I'm featuring and opening up - will be updating as the days go by - I also need to pick up the pace with my writing in general...
Consistency is key.