Hosted By: HB - The Master Poet September 20, 2009 Sheraton Phoenix
340 N 3rd St.
3rd st and Van Buren
Sheraton Phoenix
This matter of speaking poetry looks like one of the easiest things in life to do. Right? Wrong! As I observed the poets from all walks of life stand before a live audience and speak words of wisdom and importance, it became abundantly clear that HB (the host) was going to have his hands full for the next 3 hours.
Don't let the immaculate Sheraton Hotel give you the illusion that this was a "cake walk". This was a task of biblical proportions.
Now the moment of truth! The first poet stands and walks confidently to
the stage, taking hold of the microphone as the introductory music quiets,
the words flowed like the oil of a well oiled machine.