Mad Swirl
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Mad Swirl is an arts & literature creative outlet. It is a print platform, a web showcase, an open mic stage for artistic expression in this mad world of ours; a diverse collection of as many poets, artists, & writers we can gather from around the world...
"There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad." ~ Salvador Dali
If you're "mad" and you know it then this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is gathered up just for YOU!
If you're "mad" and you know it then this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is gathered up just for YOU!
The Best of Mad Swirl : 05.10.25
There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. Salvador Dali ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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May 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad." ~ Salvador Dali
If you're "mad" and you know it then this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is gathered up just for YOU!
If you're "mad" and you know it then this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is gathered up just for YOU!
"Art is for everybody." ~ Keith Haring
TO: Everybody
FROM: Mad Swirl
SUBJECT: The Best of Mad Swirl
MESSAGE: This art's for YOU!
TO: Everybody
FROM: Mad Swirl
SUBJECT: The Best of Mad Swirl
MESSAGE: This art's for YOU!
The Best of Mad Swirl : 05.03.25
Art is for everybody. Keith Haring ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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May 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Art is for everybody." ~ Keith Haring
TO: Everybody
FROM: Mad Swirl
SUBJECT: The Best of Mad Swirl
MESSAGE: This art's for YOU!
TO: Everybody
FROM: Mad Swirl
SUBJECT: The Best of Mad Swirl
MESSAGE: This art's for YOU!
Mad Swirl's super-stoked to welcome back featured artist Eric Suhem to the Mad Swirl Mad Gallery with his latest trippy & electric illustrations.
Check-out Eric's living & breathing kaleidoscopic canvas madness, as well as our other resident artists, at our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
Check-out Eric's living & breathing kaleidoscopic canvas madness, as well as our other resident artists, at our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
May 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Mad Swirl's super-stoked to welcome back featured artist Eric Suhem to the Mad Swirl Mad Gallery with his latest trippy & electric illustrations.
Check-out Eric's living & breathing kaleidoscopic canvas madness, as well as our other resident artists, at our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
Check-out Eric's living & breathing kaleidoscopic canvas madness, as well as our other resident artists, at our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
"We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand." ~ C. Day Lewis
If you can appreciate Cecil's sentiments then get a grip on this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
If you can appreciate Cecil's sentiments then get a grip on this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
The Best of Mad Swirl : 04.26.25
We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand. C. Day Lewis ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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April 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand." ~ C. Day Lewis
If you can appreciate Cecil's sentiments then get a grip on this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
If you can appreciate Cecil's sentiments then get a grip on this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
Join us this 1st Wednesday when we’ll be doin’ the open mic voodoo that we do!
We start with some musical grooves by Swirve (Chris & Tamitha Curiel, Gerard Bendiks) then Johnny O & MH Clay will set the stage for some open mic madness!
This month we are featuring local mad one, Brett “BA” Ardoin!
We start with some musical grooves by Swirve (Chris & Tamitha Curiel, Gerard Bendiks) then Johnny O & MH Clay will set the stage for some open mic madness!
This month we are featuring local mad one, Brett “BA” Ardoin!
April 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Join us this 1st Wednesday when we’ll be doin’ the open mic voodoo that we do!
We start with some musical grooves by Swirve (Chris & Tamitha Curiel, Gerard Bendiks) then Johnny O & MH Clay will set the stage for some open mic madness!
This month we are featuring local mad one, Brett “BA” Ardoin!
We start with some musical grooves by Swirve (Chris & Tamitha Curiel, Gerard Bendiks) then Johnny O & MH Clay will set the stage for some open mic madness!
This month we are featuring local mad one, Brett “BA” Ardoin!
"While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality… true art lies in a reality that is felt." ~ Odilon Redon
If you're really feelin' for some real feels, observe this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
If you're really feelin' for some real feels, observe this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
The Best of Mad Swirl : 04.19.25
While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality... true art lies in a reality that is felt. Odilon Redon ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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April 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality… true art lies in a reality that is felt." ~ Odilon Redon
If you're really feelin' for some real feels, observe this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
If you're really feelin' for some real feels, observe this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
"I have begun to think of life as a series of ripples widening out from an original center." ~ Seamus Heaney
If you wanna get an inside-the-eye view of the madness we swirl up every day, ride the ripples made in our weekly splash, "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
If you wanna get an inside-the-eye view of the madness we swirl up every day, ride the ripples made in our weekly splash, "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
The Best of Mad Swirl : 04.12.25
I have begun to think of life as a series of ripples widening out from an original center. Seamus Heaney ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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April 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"I have begun to think of life as a series of ripples widening out from an original center." ~ Seamus Heaney
If you wanna get an inside-the-eye view of the madness we swirl up every day, ride the ripples made in our weekly splash, "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
If you wanna get an inside-the-eye view of the madness we swirl up every day, ride the ripples made in our weekly splash, "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
"All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike." ~ Maya Angelou
"The Best of Mad Swirl" collects a sampling of the ticks & tocks of our common beating heart. Check out this week's beats & feel what we mean...
"The Best of Mad Swirl" collects a sampling of the ticks & tocks of our common beating heart. Check out this week's beats & feel what we mean...
The Best of Mad Swirl : 04.05.25
All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike. Maya Angelou ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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April 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike." ~ Maya Angelou
"The Best of Mad Swirl" collects a sampling of the ticks & tocks of our common beating heart. Check out this week's beats & feel what we mean...
"The Best of Mad Swirl" collects a sampling of the ticks & tocks of our common beating heart. Check out this week's beats & feel what we mean...
New featured artist! Edward Michael Supranowicz returns with dazzling, kaleidoscopic pieces that pulse with neon energy, a life of their own. His work blends trippy symmetry with Rorschach-like forms, inviting viewers to get lost in their shifting, hypnotic patterns. So tell us… what do you see?
edward michael supranowicz
The whole mad swirl of everything to come begins now!
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April 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New featured artist! Edward Michael Supranowicz returns with dazzling, kaleidoscopic pieces that pulse with neon energy, a life of their own. His work blends trippy symmetry with Rorschach-like forms, inviting viewers to get lost in their shifting, hypnotic patterns. So tell us… what do you see?
Mad Swirl dropped our latest installment of "Inside the Eye!" In this episode we interviewed longtime friend of the Swirl, Dallas Poet & contributor to both our Poetry Forum and Open Mic, Opalina Salas! Give a listen to this free-flowing discussion at Panteon or Spotify! Link to links in this link ↓
Podcast: Inside the Eye: Q1 2025
Give us a listen on Patreon OR give a listen on Spotify! Welcome to Mad Swirl's latest installment of
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April 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Mad Swirl dropped our latest installment of "Inside the Eye!" In this episode we interviewed longtime friend of the Swirl, Dallas Poet & contributor to both our Poetry Forum and Open Mic, Opalina Salas! Give a listen to this free-flowing discussion at Panteon or Spotify! Link to links in this link ↓
"The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others." Vincent van Gogh
We love us the poets, writers, artists & performers who have blessed us with their presence on our stage, page & web all woven inside this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
We love us the poets, writers, artists & performers who have blessed us with their presence on our stage, page & web all woven inside this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
The Best of Mad Swirl : 03.29.25
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others. Vincent van Gogh ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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March 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others." Vincent van Gogh
We love us the poets, writers, artists & performers who have blessed us with their presence on our stage, page & web all woven inside this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
We love us the poets, writers, artists & performers who have blessed us with their presence on our stage, page & web all woven inside this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
"When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life." ~ Agnes Martin
The only mystery in this week's beat-utiful edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is why you haven't checked it out yet! What'cha waitin' for?...
The only mystery in this week's beat-utiful edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is why you haven't checked it out yet! What'cha waitin' for?...
The Best of Mad Swirl : 03.22.25
When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. Agnes Martin ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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March 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life." ~ Agnes Martin
The only mystery in this week's beat-utiful edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is why you haven't checked it out yet! What'cha waitin' for?...
The only mystery in this week's beat-utiful edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is why you haven't checked it out yet! What'cha waitin' for?...
Join us the 1st Wednesday of April when we’ll host our open mic at Barbara’s Pavillion
We'll get things started with some musical grooves by Swirve, followed by our feature set then on to our open mic
This month we're featuring poet, writer & vocalist for Swirve, Tamitha Curiel!
Link has all info
We'll get things started with some musical grooves by Swirve, followed by our feature set then on to our open mic
This month we're featuring poet, writer & vocalist for Swirve, Tamitha Curiel!
Link has all info
Mad Swirl Open Mic : 04.02.25
Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of April (aka 04.02.25) when we'll be doin' the open mic voodoo that we do do at our OC home, Barbara’s Pavillion! Hosts Johnny O & MH Clay will…
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March 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Join us the 1st Wednesday of April when we’ll host our open mic at Barbara’s Pavillion
We'll get things started with some musical grooves by Swirve, followed by our feature set then on to our open mic
This month we're featuring poet, writer & vocalist for Swirve, Tamitha Curiel!
Link has all info
We'll get things started with some musical grooves by Swirve, followed by our feature set then on to our open mic
This month we're featuring poet, writer & vocalist for Swirve, Tamitha Curiel!
Link has all info
“All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.” ~ Jack Kerouac
Connect with the dream scenes swirlin' inside this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
Connect with the dream scenes swirlin' inside this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
The Best of Mad Swirl : 03.08.25
All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together. Jack Kerouac ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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March 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.” ~ Jack Kerouac
Connect with the dream scenes swirlin' inside this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
Connect with the dream scenes swirlin' inside this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
"Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art." ~ Anselm Kiefer
Hold on 'cos this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is bound by a whole lotta somethingness!
Hold on 'cos this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is bound by a whole lotta somethingness!
The Best of Mad Swirl : 03.08.25
Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art. Anselm Kiefer ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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March 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art." ~ Anselm Kiefer
Hold on 'cos this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is bound by a whole lotta somethingness!
Hold on 'cos this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" is bound by a whole lotta somethingness!
"The Best of Mad Swirl" (v2024) is available!
This collection features 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers, & 4 artists whose works we presented on MadSwirl.com thruout 2024. Our editors reviewed the entire year’s works to ensure this collection is truly the best of Mad Swirl.
Get yours NOW!
This collection features 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers, & 4 artists whose works we presented on MadSwirl.com thruout 2024. Our editors reviewed the entire year’s works to ensure this collection is truly the best of Mad Swirl.
Get yours NOW!
The Best of Mad Swirl : v2024 Anthology
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! The Best of Mad Swirl : v2024 features 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers, and four artists whose works were presented on MadSwirl.com throughout 2024. Our editors rev...
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March 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The Best of Mad Swirl" (v2024) is available!
This collection features 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers, & 4 artists whose works we presented on MadSwirl.com thruout 2024. Our editors reviewed the entire year’s works to ensure this collection is truly the best of Mad Swirl.
Get yours NOW!
This collection features 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers, & 4 artists whose works we presented on MadSwirl.com thruout 2024. Our editors reviewed the entire year’s works to ensure this collection is truly the best of Mad Swirl.
Get yours NOW!
"Take a walk on the wild side." ~ Lou Reed
Find your wild side with a stroll & scroll on thru this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
Find your wild side with a stroll & scroll on thru this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
The Best of Mad Swirl : 03.01.25
Take a walk on the wild side. Lou Reed ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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March 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"Take a walk on the wild side." ~ Lou Reed
Find your wild side with a stroll & scroll on thru this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
Find your wild side with a stroll & scroll on thru this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl!"
"acuportel into the occult body revisited" Mitchell Pluto
Mad Swirl welcomes Mitchell Pluto back to the gallery with pieces that burst themselves right open with color & chaos.
To see all of Mitchell's colorfully chaotic compositions visit our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
Mad Swirl welcomes Mitchell Pluto back to the gallery with pieces that burst themselves right open with color & chaos.
To see all of Mitchell's colorfully chaotic compositions visit our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
March 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"acuportel into the occult body revisited" Mitchell Pluto
Mad Swirl welcomes Mitchell Pluto back to the gallery with pieces that burst themselves right open with color & chaos.
To see all of Mitchell's colorfully chaotic compositions visit our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
Mad Swirl welcomes Mitchell Pluto back to the gallery with pieces that burst themselves right open with color & chaos.
To see all of Mitchell's colorfully chaotic compositions visit our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
OFFICIAL LAUNCH 03.05.25!
The Best of Mad Swirl : v2024 features 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers & 4 artists whose works were presented on MadSwirl.com thruout 2024. Our editors reviewed the entire year's published poems, stories & art to ensure this collection is truly "the best of" Mad Swirl
The Best of Mad Swirl : v2024 features 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers & 4 artists whose works were presented on MadSwirl.com thruout 2024. Our editors reviewed the entire year's published poems, stories & art to ensure this collection is truly "the best of" Mad Swirl
February 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
OFFICIAL LAUNCH 03.05.25!
The Best of Mad Swirl : v2024 features 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers & 4 artists whose works were presented on MadSwirl.com thruout 2024. Our editors reviewed the entire year's published poems, stories & art to ensure this collection is truly "the best of" Mad Swirl
The Best of Mad Swirl : v2024 features 52 poets, 12 short fiction writers & 4 artists whose works were presented on MadSwirl.com thruout 2024. Our editors reviewed the entire year's published poems, stories & art to ensure this collection is truly "the best of" Mad Swirl
"Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change." ~ Barbara Januszkiewicz
Time to face the ch-ch-changes! Hopefully the poetry, prose & art stuffed into this week's edition of the "Best of Swirl" ignites the ideas that deliver the change we need!
Time to face the ch-ch-changes! Hopefully the poetry, prose & art stuffed into this week's edition of the "Best of Swirl" ignites the ideas that deliver the change we need!
The Best of Mad Swirl : 02.22.25
Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change. Barbara Januszkiewicz ••• The Mad Gallery •••
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February 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Creative thinking inspires ideas. Ideas inspire change." ~ Barbara Januszkiewicz
Time to face the ch-ch-changes! Hopefully the poetry, prose & art stuffed into this week's edition of the "Best of Swirl" ignites the ideas that deliver the change we need!
Time to face the ch-ch-changes! Hopefully the poetry, prose & art stuffed into this week's edition of the "Best of Swirl" ignites the ideas that deliver the change we need!
"I See You" by featured artist Anne Anthony
To see all of Anne's mix of beautiful with a side of uneasy canvases, as well as our other resident artists, visit our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
To see all of Anne's mix of beautiful with a side of uneasy canvases, as well as our other resident artists, visit our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
February 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"I See You" by featured artist Anne Anthony
To see all of Anne's mix of beautiful with a side of uneasy canvases, as well as our other resident artists, visit our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
To see all of Anne's mix of beautiful with a side of uneasy canvases, as well as our other resident artists, visit our Mad Gallery!
madswirl.com/gallery/
Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of March!
We'll get things started with some music by Swirve, followed by our feature set & onto open mic madness!
This month we will be launching our “Best of Mad Swirl” anthology, highlighting a few local mad ones featured in this collection... more info at link
We'll get things started with some music by Swirve, followed by our feature set & onto open mic madness!
This month we will be launching our “Best of Mad Swirl” anthology, highlighting a few local mad ones featured in this collection... more info at link
Mad Swirl Open Mic : 03.05.25
Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of March (aka 03.05.25) when we'll be doin' the open mic voodoo that we do do at our OC home, Barbara’s Pavillion! Hosts Johnny O & MH Clay will…
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February 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Join Mad Swirl this 1st Wednesday of March!
We'll get things started with some music by Swirve, followed by our feature set & onto open mic madness!
This month we will be launching our “Best of Mad Swirl” anthology, highlighting a few local mad ones featured in this collection... more info at link
We'll get things started with some music by Swirve, followed by our feature set & onto open mic madness!
This month we will be launching our “Best of Mad Swirl” anthology, highlighting a few local mad ones featured in this collection... more info at link
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." ~ Galileo Galilei
Discover this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" You just might get lost while finding truths swirlin' inside!
Discover this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" You just might get lost while finding truths swirlin' inside!
The Best of Mad Swirl : 02.15.25
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. Galileo Galilei ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Burning Red” by Bill Wolak To see all of Bill’s…
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February 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." ~ Galileo Galilei
Discover this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" You just might get lost while finding truths swirlin' inside!
Discover this week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" You just might get lost while finding truths swirlin' inside!
"Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in." ~ Amy Lowell
This week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" overflows with expressions of life, brought to you by the poets, writers & artists that color our swirlin' world...
This week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" overflows with expressions of life, brought to you by the poets, writers & artists that color our swirlin' world...
The Best of Mad Swirl : 02.08.25
Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in. Amy Lowell ••• The Mad Gallery ••• “Whatever Is Opening to Light” by …
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February 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in." ~ Amy Lowell
This week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" overflows with expressions of life, brought to you by the poets, writers & artists that color our swirlin' world...
This week's edition of "The Best of Mad Swirl" overflows with expressions of life, brought to you by the poets, writers & artists that color our swirlin' world...
This past 1st Wednesday of February Mad Swirl Open Mic did our thing at Barbara’s Pavillion, getting the mic opened for ALL you Mad ones out there!
This month we featured poet & writer Harry McNabb!
Get the full scoop here:
madswirl.com/category/open-mic/
photos: @tylermalone.bsky.social
This month we featured poet & writer Harry McNabb!
Get the full scoop here:
madswirl.com/category/open-mic/
photos: @tylermalone.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This past 1st Wednesday of February Mad Swirl Open Mic did our thing at Barbara’s Pavillion, getting the mic opened for ALL you Mad ones out there!
This month we featured poet & writer Harry McNabb!
Get the full scoop here:
madswirl.com/category/open-mic/
photos: @tylermalone.bsky.social
This month we featured poet & writer Harry McNabb!
Get the full scoop here:
madswirl.com/category/open-mic/
photos: @tylermalone.bsky.social