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we got lots'o'mad poetry!
our swirlingly mad poetry forum features the latest poems from some of the most maddest mad poets swirlin' 'round this big, blue, beat-utiful marble of ours. we are currently featuring... opalina salas, eric j. brinovec, rose morales, tyler malone, desmene m. statum, mel waldman & mike berger

mad swirlin' up the open mic
• on 07.01.09 mad swirl continued the swirling up of our open mic...this time with a twist of slam! we featured the poetry grind and they brought some slammin' madness to the open mic! then it was on the usual open mic madness as johnny o & co-host konnichiwa called all the mad ones to come & strut their mad stuff! get all the slammin' details right here!
• mad swirl open mic continues doing the poetic and musical voodoo that what we do do on 08:05:09. we will kick-off the night with with a special opening set showcasing some of the mad ones from dfw open mics for the mochalux experience. then it's on to open mic madness as we gather together all the mad ones! be there or be...

"wow!"-nesses in the gallery
do you what we said when we first saw julie luke's works of art? we said "wow!" then we showed other folks and you know what they said? they said "wow!" too. julie's works just have that "wow!" factor. but don't take our word for it, get your "wow!" on here!

need a read?
check out our latest addition to our short stories collection, zuma by kyle hemmings. here's just a taste to wet your whistle... "Back in New York, her father was a cloud in her closet, and when he arrived on every other weekend, he was airy and dippy and beautiful. In Zuma, they will reminisce about her mother's lack of style, her fondness for corduroy shorts and Bruce Springsteen T-shirts, a stack of exercise videos, vegan recipes." get the rest of your read on here.

mad swirl open mic
on 06.03.09 mad swirl swirled up our open mic with east dallas' creative collective crew death list five. then it was on the usual open mic madness as johnny o & co-host jolee davis-cloudy called all the mad ones to come & strut their mad stuff! see and hear who was who right here!

mad swirlin' audio!
on 05.06.09 we recorded the blue note crew who came to the mic & swirled up mad swirl six, LIVE at absinthe lounge. got ears? then give it a listen to right here!

news from the eye of the swirl
every few months or so we get a fire under our arses and send out a swirling e-newsletter. check out the winter '09 edition here.

mad swirl 6: the blue note issue
• 28 full-color pages & 23 audio tracks of swirling madness that captures the most maddest of the mad ones & the insanity that is the dallas poetry & music scene! for $5 you can be one of the first to get your hands on this limited edition, numbered copy of mad swirl! click here for the details.
• and lest we forget the past, take a look at the back issues of mad swirl I - V

mad swirl blog
what? mad swirl has a blog? yep, we've zoomed into the 21st century kicking and screaming. check us out on blog spot right here.

our favorite mad wackiness
• Don't you Hate it When...
• Just Think!
• 15 Minutes
• Musical Icons
• One on One
• Selling Out
• Lucky Stars
...& much more in columns