Word Connections will make it’s return at a New Location on March 3,2016! That’s right the weekly open mic returns at Mr. Everything Cafe on Broad and Banks… Mark your calendars…

There were a lot of ups and downs. A lot of shows came and went… But just to recap…

Tachelle Richardson & John Lacarbiere Released The Seduction of Your Mental, The Seduction of Your Mental 2, as well as a Special edition of 2. You can also purchase these books on the site.

The Seduction of Your Mental Let to an Event Called SEX Live, which was a night of spoken word, burlesque dancing, visual art, and more! It is sponsored by Hustler Hollywood who will have representatives from their New Orleans store giving out FREE bags filled with toys and other adult goodies. Our other Sponsor, The Sex Sensei will have chocolates and giving away free “Cock & Tail” parties. There will be live body painting on stage. Models will be feeding the guest fruit. There will be Catering from Geaux With the Flo. They’ll have chicken, pasta, oysters, shrimp bread, oysters, and more… The drinks will be flowing. DJ RQ Away will be providing the sounds for the night. And get this there will be FREE HIV testing at this event as well if you want to know your status! This event isn’t just promoting sex but sexual health. Come out for this night will be more than what’s mentioned!

In 2016 there will be a new event called WHET which is just a mixer for like minded individuals to come and converse over great music and drinks. That date is to be determined.

Sex Live will be an every 6 month event, location, artists, and sponsors will all be announced soon. It is scheduled to be held on May 7, 2016.

John has started a new Photo series that blends familiar and unfamiliar locations in New Orleans as well as the beauty of the nude human body. There will be a gallery held in 2016, dates and locations will be announced. you can follow the photos on the blog: New Orotica Blog

Word Connections came to an end at the Juju Bag cafe after 2 great years. We are currently looking for a new location and will bring it back in 2016. Also in 2016 there will be A N.O. Soul Sessions there will have several different hosts and features at DBL BLK Cafe. Dates will be announced soon.

John Lacarbiere will return to the stage soon as well as release a few spoken word albums and books in 2016. Stay tuned! Peace.

Here it is!!! The cover for #wordconnectionsII… It will be available online January 1, 2015! A collection of poems and short stories written by over 100 writers. A 250 page book retailing at $20 with a portion of the sales going towards at risk youth and homelessness! If you aren’t familiar with this project you can order the first book. Just click here: Word Connections 

There’s some Perks to Donating to  “John Lacarbiere Does Canada”
$1 free ebook
$20 will get you a Month free admission to Word Connections
$25 will get you copies of John’s first 3 books
$50 Will get you 3 months free admission to Word Connections
$100 will get you Two Months Free admission as well as copies of two of John’s books…

Last Saturday September 27th,  Poets in New Orleans and Across the country held a fundraiser for the citizens arrested for protesting in Ferguson. Here’s John’s poem. #PoetsForFerguson

The KKK don’t always wear white sheets sometimes they rock blue…
Throw on suits and write laws to help them erase niggas…
Pull triggers and Willie lynch us without the rope
Nope, no need to hang blacks from trees
they hanging on corners, the streets is where they shall bleed
Let us make a mockery…
Pull out your phones and film this
Cuz see people…
People are more concerned with watching things happen as they happen
Then reacting
Ready for war
But passive
No aggression in the oppression
Continue to make them feel lesser
Label them minorities
Destroy whatever self esteem they build
Have them live in fear
Let them know who has the power
Kill an unarmed black boy cuz laws permit cops and the neighborhood watch to do so every hour
We must protect what’s ours
Take them from their parents and teach them our culture for 8 hours
Charter these students to behave like they’re in prison
Build more prisons
Have their children walk a straight line
Stay uniformed
Silence their voice
Offer them a black history class based on the last 200 -400 years
Make them believe they came from nothing
Make them believe they are suffering
Make them suffer
This is their psychology we really have to do nothing
Oppression is one hell of a drug
Be it lines of white supremacy
Or hits of that green currency
The number of niggas feeling low is at an all time high…
But it’s black bodies that they’re bagging up.
And we buy it
Riot instead of triumph
Protest in the streets and demand inclusion
Clueless
wanting invites to this…
tea party where not even Kermit would sip tea from…
But that ain’t none of my business
Cuz niggas don’t own nothing
They spend money not make it
They pay master to lash um
New Slaves
Old habits
Oppression will have ya… Thinking you’re dumb if you don’t speak English the way they do.
Now if you can’t read you not only fail in school there’s a prison bed being made for you…
Grab your popcorn
Watch how they fight
You talk educated you talk white
You speak slang you’re ignorant
Never mind trying to understand each other
They’re really sick.
We took away their language
Look at um…
Silly kids…
Tricks are for rabbits
What’s black magic?
Who’s oshun and ogun?
Sounds a lot like baboon
Or coon
Never mind meet Jesus…
He died for your sins
And what you’re going through is kind of like punishment
Pray he will save you…
Which is true…
But the truth has been manipulated
Integrated
We broke through segregation but what exactly were we penetrating
The answer to that well…
I’m still waiting…

Smut Da Poet Presents:
T.H.U.G. (Talented Hardworking Understanding Gentleman)
EP SHOWCASE

Smut Da Poet has been working extremely hard on this new project that will bring together a bunch of Talented Gentlemen to share their gifts with the world in a way never seen before, every poem and song will feature a singer, this all male cast will not disappoint.

Smut will be performing all of these new poems and songs with a Live Band

Also Performing Live On Stage:
John Lacarbiere, Rahim Glaspy, Andre Love, C-Dash, Dave Lemon, Brandon Labeaux, Shade, T3, Buzy & C. Perkins, Elliot Luv and More

Saturday September 20, 2014
Cafe Istanbul
2372 St. Claude Ave. NOLA

Doors Open 10pm
Tickets $10 Adv & $15 Door
For More Info Contact
Smut 504-307-3852

OurSpace.org: New Orleans from David Jakubovic on Vimeo.

John teams up with ourspace.org to create a beautiful video displaying New Orleans and the need to “take back our space” watch and share

First Draft…

They say she lacks self respect
So why respect her?
That the length of her dress is reason enough to shorten her breath 
Bruise her flesh to where not even makeup could cover up what she rarely covers… Since her outer body isn’t a mystery, she’s inviting men (and women) to spray graffiti all over the walls of her inner temple as if she’s an abandoned building
Possibly once one of those abandoned children
Or love has abandoned her
But for now let’s say she’s not
Not even broken or lost
She just likes to dress sexy
So…
Saying No is forbidden…
It’s always yes… I mean… Look at how she’s dressed… She’s asking for it, right?
Like… The victim should find ways to not be a victim
Never mind the system doing a better job with crime and finding ways for criminals not to continuously commit them… This is the world we live in
Nudity is taboo
Sexuality is confused
So cover yourself up or don’t scream rape…
Wait… So there’s levels to being abused
Like a woman loses her choice
If her ass is out
She has no right to fight
If she’s drunk, half dressed, and it’s late at night…
Her voice should be silenced to violence
Cuz she’s been twerking for hours
And you saw her underwear or lack there of in the club
She clearly wanted to hump like she’s getting over a long Wednesday
And sex with a random person would help her forget Thursday
Cuz it’s Friday
You’re dressed nice
You’re with your boys
She’s easy… (So you thought)
So you thought how could this “hoe”
Tell you no… And if she did she really means yes
On some Robin Thicke ish… All you really know is you want it
Reverting back to your animalistic ways
No means no no matter who is saying it…
I don’t care if she’s a prostitute or stripper and you just tipped her
I mean where do some people get off with this false privilege.
And those who say she got what she deserved are worse.
I mean…
Women are being killed, raped, hurt…
Just because of the length of their skirt… 

In Memory of those men and women who lost their lives serving the United States

Death before dishonor
Your honor…
We often judge people based upon their actions
So while this world spins on its axis
There are people paying more than taxes
To ensure that we live happily
Sadly…
We sometimes take it for granted…
In this… land of the… free
Home of the brave
We coward behind our opinions and rage
Go on with our day to day
While a mother of 3
With a husband at home
Is blown… up… overseas
Making sure her family remains free
And we…
Won’t even say thank you because we are against the war…
Disagree with our president’s policies
It’s like…
We can’t stand trash but no one wants to step up and be the trash man…
But those brave men
And women
Who are willing…
To put their lives on the line
At the drop of a dime
To ensure that the sun shines…
On the faces of those who often mistake them
Should be placed in…
Our memories
Their energy should forever strengthen these…
United States…
No matter the case
We shouldn’t care if there’s a hidden agenda
Remember
Somebody’s brother or sister
Father or mother
Aunt or uncle
Cousin
Gave their life not only for their families but for Every family in this country…
So for those who lost their lives in the Civil War
World War 1 and 2
Vietnam
The war in Iraq
Fighting terror
Making sure America
Is safe…
Make no mistake…
We honor your lives
For you have died…
With purpose…
Happy Memorial Day….