Back In Atlanta (Hard Work)

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Today’s my first full day in Atlanta. Flight touched down around 1PM. I had jetlag and honestly the first thought in my head was “if I have jetlag after only two hours, how did our ancestors feel after that journey from Africa?” Yeah, that’s how I think. Quite often I try to really put myself in the place of my ancestors. This is because excellence (or greatness) is kinda depending on what time period you live in. This is because what’s hard or what’s considered work changes from time period to time period. For instance, in 2011 if you work 12 hours straight people tell you to go get some sleep or take a break to do something else. But then I think about Michelangelo just working constantly, i’m sure more than 12 hours. In America in 2011 we have it pretty easy. Even the regular 8 hour work day, you get a lunch right in the middle. Most people get a break or two at some point in the day as well. So most of us are only working a max of four hours at a time. We only work 1/3 of the day for the most part and we have 2/3 of the day to ourselves. Traditionally I think those numbers were switched around. I’m almost positive that my grandfather spent 2/3 of his day working and a max of 1/3 eating and sleeping or whatever. Lately, I’ve been trying to get closer to that working 2/3 of the day. I don’t mind working. Hard work is in my genes. Lately people keep telling me to get some sleep or get some rest but honestly, I’m good. Even if I were the hardest worker my friends had it still wouldn’t match up to the work of the people who came before us. I have to use my grandmother for example. She turned 90 years old this year. I can’t remember a day where she didn’t wake up and get to some type of work whether it was in her home, the church, or in her community. And she’s 90 years old. If hard work is what brings longevity then I’ll probably need to start working even harder. What’s the main point? Go out there and work hard. It has its benefits. Most importantly, don’t let today’s culture stop you from working as hard as you know you should be working.

Christopher K.P. Brown Upcoming Performance Dates

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Around this time last year, while doing a feature performance in Atlanta I told the crowd that that would be the last time I’d be performing for about a year. I told them how I was going to spend the next year working on idea I had in mind. The idea was Poetry247.com.

I actually did stop performing and I actually did put my efforts toward that idea. The response has been great so far as Poetry247 is concerned. It’s been time w…ell spent so far. However, I’m a poet at the end of the day and right now I really miss the stage.

Therefore, I’ve set up about 12 features over the next two months (hoping to add more). I hope you can make it out. Would be great to see some familiar faces AND some new ones as well. The schedule is below. Will see you soon. Peace.

*P.S. My new blog – http://www.dancingwithscars.com/
And a site we launched a few days ago: – http://www.apluspoetry.com/

Performance Schedule:

(We’ll continue to update this info as we get closer to each event)

Garwood, NJ – September 25
Philadelphia, PA – September 29
Washington, DC – October 1
Philadelphia, PA – October 3
Atlanta, GA – October 5
Atlanta, GA – October 8
Columbia, SC – October 11
Albany, GA – October 17
Macon, GA – October 19
Washington, DC – November 2
Washington, DC – November 3
Washington, DC – November 15

Details below:

Thursday, September 29, 2011
Philadelphia, PA
Coffee After Dark
Hosted by Darius Lantz
6736 Germantown Avenue
6:30PM
*Feature Performance
http://on.fb.me/nFVqXA

Saturday, October 1, 2011
Washington, DC
Crescent Moon Nights Open Mic
Sankofa Bookstore
2714 Georgia Ave. NW
7PM
Hosted by Tahir & Ishmael Reaves
*Feature Performance
FMI: http://on.fb.me/noQRaW

Monday, October 3, 2011
Philadelphia, PA
The Art of Conversation Philly
Hosted by E The Poet Emcee
The Arts Garage
1533 Ridge Ave.
$10 – Two for $5 Before 9PM
*Feature Performance
FMI: http://on.fb.me/oxTKPl

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Atlanta, GA
Urban Grind
*Feature Performance

Saturday, October 8, 2011
Atlanta, GA
DO YOU! Lyric Lounge
Urban Grind
7PM – 9PM
Hosted by LadyVee
*Feature Performance
http://on.fb.me/qet3Wo

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Columbia, SC
The Session Live!
The Art Bar
Hosted by Spiryt & Max Parthas
*Spotlight Poet

Monday, October 17, 2011
Albany, GA
*Spotlight Poet

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Macon, GA
Poetic Peace
Hosted by Y-O
*Feature Performance

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Washington, DC
Red Alert Wednesdays
Mt. Rainier, M
Hosted by Dwayne B. & Samantha G.
*Feature Performance

Thursday, November 3, 2011
Washington, DC
Spit Dat Open Mic Series
733 Euclid Ave. NW (ECAC)
$1 Donation
8:30PM
*Feature Performance

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Washington, DC
Busboys & Poets Open Mic
14th & V NW
9PM-11PM
$4
*Feature Performance

BIO

A native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in August of 2000, Christopher K.P. Brown self-published his own collection of poems, Content, and sold over 200 copies at $20 a piece within a few months. He was only 16 years old. Since then he’s written and self-published two more books of poetry, four chapbooks, and recorded four spoken word albums, POETRY: a hip hop album being the latest. He’s currently releasing new poetry on a monthly basis through his new site Dancing With Scars (www.dancingwithscars.com). Since late 2008 Christopher K.P. Brown has been running his own poetry company, 2 Pens & Lint LLC, which prints and promotes chapbooks for poets. K.P. is the co-founder of Poetry247.com and A+ Poetry, an online spoken word magazine. See More