I just signed up to read at an open mic this evening in support of Obama:

Sun Oct 12: Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division, presents Poets For A Better Country, part of a
national event also taking place in Pittsburgh, NYC, and Massachusetts. Tonight’s event features
Kim Berez, Ellen Wadey, Stephanie Gentry-Fernandez, Mary Hawley, Janine Harrison, CJ
Laity, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Sage Xaxua Morgan-Hubbard, Mike Puican, Gordon Stamper and
Erin Teegarden, plus a “mini cram” open mic. FREE / pass the hat for Obama. 7 PM.

It’s fun to be able to tag a post “poetry” and “politics.”