I immediately laughed after the first line. And then grew silent thinking he was growing serious, but immediately started laughing. I must admit however that the beginning of this poem was a bit raw in humor, meaning explicit. The microphone in this location picked up everything which lead me to be uncomfortable when I was trying to listen to what he was saying. However, I do like that he wants to give the girl a coal so that in a million years she would have a diamond, but then ask her if she would wait. I wanted a girl to be standing there next to him so I could hear her answer, I wanted to know if she would say yes or if she would tell him no.His voice had drastic voice and up and down movements, I feel like he was trying it out with this performance to see what worked and what didn't. I also found it amazing that this was yet again another performance that was on television and that a lot of people watched him. Maybe it's because in Canada they might enjoy poetry more than Americans do. After the credits was a promotion of one of his books Stickboy, which I own and I must say it is very good book. And if you like what you hear so far I suggest buying it.
Words are powerful when written down, but even more so when they are spoken. Shane Koyczan, a native Canadian, is a spoken word poet. I will share with you his poems and what I take from them. Spoken word has been around for many centuries and usually focuses on the words themselves and the way they sound, the gestures that a person uses with the words, and facial expressions. It brings feelings back to words in a society where technology has muted them.
Monday, October 21, 2013
"Anyone Who Took The Time to Know Me Knows I Don't Run"
I immediately laughed after the first line. And then grew silent thinking he was growing serious, but immediately started laughing. I must admit however that the beginning of this poem was a bit raw in humor, meaning explicit. The microphone in this location picked up everything which lead me to be uncomfortable when I was trying to listen to what he was saying. However, I do like that he wants to give the girl a coal so that in a million years she would have a diamond, but then ask her if she would wait. I wanted a girl to be standing there next to him so I could hear her answer, I wanted to know if she would say yes or if she would tell him no.His voice had drastic voice and up and down movements, I feel like he was trying it out with this performance to see what worked and what didn't. I also found it amazing that this was yet again another performance that was on television and that a lot of people watched him. Maybe it's because in Canada they might enjoy poetry more than Americans do. After the credits was a promotion of one of his books Stickboy, which I own and I must say it is very good book. And if you like what you hear so far I suggest buying it.
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