I have known this poet for several
years. And, I have to say that she is
severely unique in that she can
recite an improve poem that will
woo the crowd and mesmerize
them under her holy non
sanctimonious verses. Her improv
poems have had me at the edge of
my seat hanging on each and every
word that streamed from her
conscious as it flowed out of her
mouth, down her lap, reaching the
stage, and swinging upwards hitting
the air waves penetrating the ears
and minds of the chosen venue's
patronage.
the poets there. She valued it so
much so, that she traveled to
Burlington, Canada to meet with
them. She wanted to see if she
could read her poems aloud. And,
this she did for the first time,
gaining rave reviews. The chat
program did not have voice, so this
was truly a coveted challenge she
sought out and has been reading
aloud every since.
It was around this time she that
stumbled on an online chat
program. This chat program was
called Virtual Places. This place was
a virtual haven for poets and she
valued the friendship/camaraderie
she felt from her interaction with
had success in getting her poems
published in real life, not to
mention those poems in Second
Life that have been used as well.
She rezzed her avatar in Second Life
on June 7th, 2007. And, she has
been deeply woven in the tapestry
of poetry here in Second Life every
since. I met her at my poetry venue
Serene Bechir, began writing poems the Lyrical Cafe some years back
as a teenager. She states that she and we became instant friends. I
was first introduced to poetry by
have supported her by reading for
her mom who read poems to her her at venues when requested.
while growing up. This peaked her And, she has been an avid
lifelong interest in the medium. She supporter of the Lyrical over the
also started writing poems
years too.
seriously in 1999. During a time in Serene, has a self published book
her life when she was dealing with titled Virtual Places/Real Emotions.
chronic fatigue brought on by an
It is a collection of poems about her
illness.
life, published in 2008. She has also
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When asked what made her get
into improv poetry? She quickly