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.
[Index]
- 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 07 ft. Lady Basco
Can Lady B build the perfect boyfriend? Can 3 words be a poem? LA poetry royalty Arianna Basco graces the Clique leading the debate about the “Poetic Merit” of poetry on Instagram and Lady B blesses the Clique with a fiery sonnet during the ‘5 For Ya Eye’ poetry prompt.
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Episode 24 ft. Lana LosAngeles
Long time friend of the show, actress, activist & entrepreneur Lana LosAngeles joins us as she gives us the run down on finding identity as a multiracial youth, walk us through portraying anxiety through poetry, and reviewing questionable hippie poetry.
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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.
