Back in April I was invited onto a social media platform called Clubhouse. I was immediately intrigued by the concept and spent a fair bit of time in the first couple weeks noodling around and orienting myself on the site. It very quickly consumed my attention and I was riveted by the ecosystem in this virtual space. I had some wild experiences in my first week, one of which saw me reciting an original poem at a virtual book launch that boasted in attendance, among others, not other than MC Hammer. I had fashioned myself as a poet in my bio, so I had better show up as one. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Clubhouse it is a social networking app that is based only on voice, where people come together from around the world to connect and learn from one another. It was explained to me as mini podcast rooms that exist only in real time. You have to be there or you miss out. Way to garner immediate fomo Clubhouse, touche.

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