Spoken Word

Nat · 05-06-2011, 08:33 AM

foxyshaman · 05-06-2011, 09:30 AM

How could I have missed this thread?? I LOVE SLAM, I have all the seasons of Def Poetry... I am moved to tears by more slam poets than by girly movies.

Thanks for this, what a great Friday AM treat!!

PrudenceJuris · 05-06-2011, 08:46 PM

The make of ache...

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVD-HsHoUNM&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube - Lost Count: A Love Story[/nomedia]

Kätzchen · 05-13-2011, 12:42 PM

dark_crystal · 05-13-2011, 12:49 PM

i learned about this one from Twitter:

Unknown Artist – Found On The Elevator 205 W. 57 2/11/69

Tommi · 05-13-2011, 01:20 PM

Greco · 05-13-2011, 08:29 PM

enjoy

Greco

Nat · 06-20-2011, 08:36 AM

Posted especially for the last one:

Commercial Break

Are your images inefficient?
Is your diction bland? Tired
of writing poetry that doesn't
work? Then consider

what a Mexican can do for you.
Strategically placed, a Mexican
will fire up your drab, white
poems. At Pretty White Poetry

we have an inventory
of Mexicans in all shades
of brown. Need an authentic-
indigenous tone? Try our mud-

brown, Indian Mexican.
Your audience will taste
the lust in Montezuma's loins
as they devour your work.

Want some spice
but not too much pepper?
A Spanish concentrated
Mexican is the perfect touch.

Maria, tortilla, mango, trabajo—
just a sample of the thousands
of exotic words on sale
waiting to decorate your lines.

Even Hispanic poets sprinkle
our Latin lingo into their writing.
If our diction brings authenticity
to their work, imagine what it will

do for yours! PWP understands
the difficulty of crafting well-paced
rhythmic lines. So we've imported
salsa-smooth Puerto Rican

vernacular* to make your diction
dance and your syntax sway.
Don't worry about mixing
Mexican and Puerto Rican

imagery—most readers won't
know the difference! PWP deals
exclusively with safe language.
Our words are carefully chosen

to be edgy but never make liberal
white readers uneasy. That means
more publishing opportunities
for you! Our Mexicans are cheap,

but they are always high-quality.
Here at PWP, our motto is:
"If your poem has Mexicans
you know it's gonna work!"

*Puerto Rican vernacular available only while supplies last.

Taken from http://www.sharkforum.org/2007/01/po...ercial-br.html

Paul Martinez Pompa has lived in the Chicagoland area for most of his life. He studied at the University of Chicago and at Indiana University, where he received his MFA in creative writing. His chapbook, Pepper Spray, was published by Momotombo Press in 2006. He currently teaches English at Triton College. His writing has appeared in After Hours, Borderlands, and Rhino.

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The man reading the poem is not the poet. He is a poet though, and I ran across this reading while looking for a poem he wrote regarding a wolf - which I cannot find on YouTube. I did hear a section of it in the poetry foundation's poetry lectures podcast which I recommend if you are as nerdy-in-love with poetry as I am.

PrudenceJuris · 06-22-2011, 03:50 PM

"... fighting headaches, because black men will never pick cotton even if its from a fucking aspirin bottle..."

http://youtu.be/cIbx1e-O-Jo

Nat · 06-23-2011, 05:50 AM

Kätzchen · 10-06-2011, 06:10 AM

Kätzchen · 10-06-2011, 06:16 AM

I think I've posted this before, but this is probably my all-time
favorite "spoken word" artist, speaking politically on "coded language:" Saul Williams.

Kätzchen · 10-06-2011, 06:21 AM

05-06-2011, 08:33 AM	#1
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foxyshaman Member How Do You Identify?: spiritually minded dirt dog Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: canada Posts: 898 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,957 Thanked 2,592 Times in 663 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Delighted How could I have missed this thread?? I LOVE SLAM, I have all the seasons of Def Poetry... I am moved to tears by more slam poets than by girly movies. Thanks for this, what a great Friday AM treat!! __________________ Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Muriel Strode

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06-20-2011, 08:36 AM	#8
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,537 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,047 Thanked 13,968 Times in 2,589 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Posted especially for the last one: Commercial Break Are your images inefficient? Is your diction bland? Tired of writing poetry that doesn't work? Then consider what a Mexican can do for you. Strategically placed, a Mexican will fire up your drab, white poems. At Pretty White Poetry we have an inventory of Mexicans in all shades of brown. Need an authentic- indigenous tone? Try our mud- brown, Indian Mexican. Your audience will taste the lust in Montezuma's loins as they devour your work. Want some spice but not too much pepper? A Spanish concentrated Mexican is the perfect touch. Maria, tortilla, mango, trabajo— just a sample of the thousands of exotic words on sale waiting to decorate your lines. Even Hispanic poets sprinkle our Latin lingo into their writing. If our diction brings authenticity to their work, imagine what it will do for yours! PWP understands the difficulty of crafting well-paced rhythmic lines. So we've imported salsa-smooth Puerto Rican vernacular* to make your diction dance and your syntax sway. Don't worry about mixing Mexican and Puerto Rican imagery—most readers won't know the difference! PWP deals exclusively with safe language. Our words are carefully chosen to be edgy but never make liberal white readers uneasy. That means more publishing opportunities for you! Our Mexicans are cheap, but they are always high-quality. Here at PWP, our motto is: "If your poem has Mexicans you know it's gonna work!" Puerto Rican vernacular available only while supplies last. Taken from http://www.sharkforum.org/2007/01/po...ercial-br.html Paul Martinez Pompa has lived in the Chicagoland area for most of his life. He studied at the University of Chicago and at Indiana University, where he received his MFA in creative writing. His chapbook, Pepper Spray, was published by Momotombo Press in 2006. He currently teaches English at Triton College. His writing has appeared in After Hours, Borderlands, and Rhino. -------- The man reading the poem is not the poet. He is a poet though, and I ran across this reading while looking for a poem he wrote regarding a wolf - which I cannot find on YouTube. I did hear a section of it in the poetry foundation's poetry lectures podcast which I recommend if you are as nerdy-in-love with poetry as I am. __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl.* - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl

06-22-2011, 03:50 PM	#9
PrudenceJuris Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Ms. Relationship Status: Stepping out as Warrior Queen... don't be confused Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sittin' on the dock of the bay Posts: 98 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 206 Thanked 275 Times in 77 Posts Rep Power: 2645551	"... fighting headaches, because black men will never pick cotton even if its from a fucking aspirin bottle..." http://youtu.be/cIbx1e-O-Jo

06-23-2011, 05:50 AM	#10
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,537 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,047 Thanked 13,968 Times in 2,589 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	__________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl

10-06-2011, 06:10 AM	#11
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Relationship Status: No thanks, I am not available. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near smoke signals in the sky. Posts: 16,202 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,455 Thanked 33,609 Times in 10,706 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	D€f Jam ft. Common

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Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Relationship Status: No thanks, I am not available. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near smoke signals in the sky. Posts: 16,202 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,455 Thanked 33,609 Times in 10,706 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	huge respect for Saul Williams (Def Jam poetry) I think I've posted this before, but this is probably my all-time favorite "spoken word" artist, speaking politically on "coded language:" Saul Williams.

10-06-2011, 06:21 AM	#13
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