After daily posts and weekly livestreams all throughout 2020, we ghosted in April 2021 without warning. We finally address what happened to Pen Clique, where we’ve been, what we’ve been up to and our plans for Pen Clique.
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- 0:00 – Whoops! Forgot to mention…
- 1:20 – 2020 in summary
- 2:21 – What happened to season 3?
- 3:55 – Making quarantine content was weird
- 6:33 – Unforeseen responsibilities
- 8:05 – Getting burnt out & seeing the big picture
- 10:18 – Getting ahead of ourselves (and the bag)
- 11:42 – Doing whatever we want with poetry cause we CAN
- 13:51 – The STRESS of doing too much w/ high expectations
- 14:34 – The story of reviving the poetry clash
- 17:10 – 2020 was a series of beta tests
- 19:02 – Pen Clique plans for the rest of the year
- 21:50 – Additional drops and personal projects
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Episode 20 ft. Isabella Eisenpresser
Isabella Eisenpresser unravels new femme struggles in the age of social media during ‘Threads and Lines’. The Clique gets spanked by their kinkiest poem to date before before bumping heads over the #poetry poem and it’s multiple interpretations during the ‘2 Piece Combo’ poetry review. Isabella ends the show with empowering bars during the ‘5 For Ya Eye’ prompted poem.
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Episode 16 ft. Olivia Ku
How does poetry evolve with social media? Guest poet Olivia Ku brings her special blend of micro-poetry and big feels to ‘Threads and Lines’ as they break down Instagram poetry and it’s potential. The Clique reviews a Lucille Clifton classic short poem, and have a constructive roasting session on IG micro poetry during the ‘2 Piece Combo’ poetry review. Lastly, Olivia goes deep into short poetry flex during the “Five For Your Eye” prompted poem.
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Word Spoken Presents: The Pen Clique Season 2 Mixtape
REEEMIX! The good homies across the pond Word Spoken podcast, whom we featured in our last off-season episode, now returns the favor with a Pen Clique SEASON 2 MIXTAPE! This episode features dope moments throughout season 2 that hit you in that special Pen Clique way.
