Solo work
The Clique reviews and analyzes one of the poems I’m most proud of. Check out their breakdown of “Coded Language” here and make sure to follow their podcast for other amazing content!
Full length feature set recorded at Write About Now live in Houston TX. Spotlight feature (first 10 minutes) by Jarvis Subia. Special shout out to the WAN team for being such gracious hosts and the WAN community for being so supportive of my work.
“I’m not saying all clowns are bad. I’m just saying they make me nervous.”
Mic breaks down his phobia of clowns in modern America and why others are right to share the same fear.
Video credit: Slamfind - Mason Granger
Location: IWPS 2018, San Diego
One minute version of “White Strips”
Video credit: Write About Now
Location: Houston, TX. WAN - Slam Mania
"I watch as the house I grew up in becomes the house I used to grow up in"
Mic recounts his family's restaurant and the 2008 financial collapse.
Video credit: Raymond Morales/The Show
"You question if the magic is in the restoring of if the trick is in the taking"
Mic finds parallels between magic acts and recent political events.
Video credit: Raymond Morales/The Show
“Mic Ting, I love your poems. They’re so different.. you know?”
Mic impersonates some of the feedback he’s received as an Asian poet when operating in mostly Black spaces.
Video credit: Write About Now
Location: Houston, TX. WAN- Slam Mania
Live footage of “Whisper Among Shouts”
Video credit: Justin Woo
Location: Decatur, GA. 2016 National Poetry Slam
"A cartoon is never just a cartoon"
Mic explains the shocking revelation he had when re-evaluating one of his favorite anime shows as a child.
Video credit: Raymond Morales/The Show
"Setting our porcelain frames to white backdrops, hoping to blend in, was never the resolution I pictured"
Mic challenges modern portrayals of Asian men.
Video credit: Raymond Morales/The Show
Group Pieces
"And I wonder, is this just the cost of whitening?"
Mic Ting and Hadas Goshen recount the white-washing of their childhoods.
Video credit: Poetry Slam Inc.
Location: NPS 2016 in Decatur, Georgia
"Welcome to Jurassic Park"
Mic Ting and Mike Taylor bring the financial crises of the last century to life.
Video credit: Button Poetry
Location: NPS 2015 in Oakland, California
"I will not be your excuse, your exotic pet, your trophy, but I will be your friend"
Mic Ting, Casey Gardner, Mike Taylor, and Jarvis Subia tackle the weight of friendship.
Video credit: Button Poetry
Location: NPS 2015 in Oakland, California
"Male privilege is believing we are owed a response no matter the location"
Mic Ting, Mike Taylor, and Jarvis Subia question the lines we cross, as men, in seeking validation.
Video credit: Button Poetry
Location: NPS 2015 in Oakland, California
"The first step to fixing the media’s camera lens is acknowledging that it’s broken"
Mic Ting, Casey Gardner, and Mike Taylor scrutinize what passes for an acceptable riot.
Video credit: Button Poetry
Location: NPS 2015 in Oakland, California
"What happened next is so hard to remember"
Trigger warning - Mic Ting and Melissa Rose recount a sexual assault that took place and the ignorance that perpetuates rape culture.
Video credit: Poetry Slam Inc.
Location: NPS 2014 in Oakland, California
For a complete collection of live video performances, please visit my youtube channel!