Season 2

Episode 23 ft. Shalane Goss

How do we grow through heartbreak? On the final episode of season 2, Shalane Goss joins the clique as they dive into their feels and wade through the murky waters of accountability in relationships during ‘Threads and Lines.’ An 18 year old Sarah Kay performing on Def Poetry gets the ‘2 Piece combo’ poetry review treatment, and the clique pull unexpected gold during the #poetry Instagram poetry review. Shalane ends the show with love abounding with her ‘Five for Ya Eye’ prompted poem.

Episode 22 ft. Yaw Kyeremateng

What’s in a name? Poet Yaw Kyeremateng reveals the depths and impact of colonialism seen through a West African lens during “Threads and Lines.” We review our former guest Meccmorphosis during the ‘2 Piece Combo’ giving her high praise before Dan literally laughs out loud at the #poetry piece. Yaw brings a soft & sweet landing to the ‘5 For Ya Eye’ Prompted poem leaving the clique breathless.

Episode 21 ft. Soul Stuf

Christian “Soul Stuf” Perfas unveils deep love lessons learned through poetry during ‘Threads and Lines’ and leaves the whole clique ready to continue the adoration by giving Mic Ting 3 perfect scores during the ‘2 Piece combo’. They all reluctantly reachinto their cringey poetry past for the #poetry review before Soul Stuf hits the Clique with a perfectly formatted Contrapuntal for the ‘Five for Ya Eye’ Prompted poem.

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.

Episode 19 ft. Brian “SuperB” Oliva”

Brian “Super B” Oliva breaks down the Christian poetry scene to the clique as they discuss how to effectively express your faith through poetry. The ‘2 Piece Combo’ poetry review gets deep into Pilipino bars as they fanboy over Bambu de Pistola before taking huge shots during the #poetry review. Lastly, Brian reveals a part of brown Asian profiling during the ‘5 For ya Eye’ prompted poem.

Episode 18 ft. Matthew Nye

On this episode Matthew Nye tackles toxic masculinity during ‘Threads and Lines’. The Clique gives Raych Jackson a near perfect score for her 1 minute poem during the ‘2 Piece Combo’ and Matt writes a fire poem on the spot for his ‘5 For your eye’ prompted poem.

Episode 17 ft. Judah 1

Judah 1 takes us on a DMT level spiritual trip during ‘Threads and Lines’ as the clique examine expressing spirituality through poetry. Kuya David stands up for page-poetry during the ‘2 Piece’ and they all roast yet another IG poet to ash during the #poetry review. Judah 1 hits the clique with the shortest ‘Five for your Eye’ prompted poem in Pen Clique History!

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.

Episode 15 ft. Matthew Cuban Hernandez

How wild can poetry tours really get? Matthew Cuban Hernandez gives us the raw truth about his tour triumphs and blunders during “Threads and Lines.” The Clique explores how to overcome thick boy insecurities, as well as some huge poetry fails during the “2 Piece Combo.” Lastly, Cuban kicks his prompted ‘5 For Your Eye’ poem off top with another Pen Clique freestyle.

Episode 14 Ft. David A. Romero

Will history white wash Hip Hop? David A. Romero hits the clique again and they get into a deeply heated Hip Hop debate during “Threads and Lines”. Def Poetry get’s a eulogy and a lot of love during the “2 Piece Combo” and Dan gets hot during the #poetry review. Romero smashes a very special prompted poem during the “Five for your Eye” and hits poetry curve balls out of the park.

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