Shailja Blog: coversations that infuriate: one


	Be a part of Migritude's journey. No contribution is too small - or too large. $2 buys coffee for a volunteer. $15 rents a rehearsal studio for an hour. $100 covers 2 hours of lighting / tech / set design. $500 helps fly Shailja to international festivals!! You can also make a tax-deductible donation by check. Please email shailja@shailja.com for details.		my blog Saturday, December 24, 2005 coversations that infuriate: one "So, what do you do?" "I'm a poet. What do you do?" "I meant your job." "That is my job. How about you?" "But how do you make a living?" "I write, perform, and teach, poetry. And you?" "You get paid for that?" "No. I get paid to take my clothes off. But I force people to listen to my poems while I do it." OK, I've never used that last line yet. But I am this close....... posted by shailja at 3:15 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment Links to this post: <$BlogBacklinkTitle$> <$BlogBacklinkSnippet$> posted by <$BlogBacklinkAuthor$> @ <$BlogBacklinkDateTime$> Create a Link << Home Previous Posts tech victories overheard on Market Street My top 2 antidotes to fear you know you need to get a life when Don't look away musicians for torture will they won't they will they won't they? Shave for my art? taking my work home took a deep breath

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