poetry slam

Last night I was one of four featured poets at the local poetry spot. The evening mostly went well. I started off with Slave Ships South and then did two other poems afterwards (Ok it was a short set). It is an interesting process getting ready for Nationals. But especially since there is an enforced 3-minute time limit on poems I actually have a couple of pieces which I'm really fond of but in order to perform them I have to amputate whole sections so its a bit painful. (How do I hate clocks.... let me count the ways...).