I wasn't sure, at first, if this was even Shane Koyczan until I heard him speak. He has changed drastically through the years and let's face it without the iconic beard it's hard to recognize him. I liked that with every time he said "hit" he snapped it added an affected. I noticed the drastic differences with this poem and more recent ones, this one is harder to understand when he speeds up, many time I had to rewind and listen again. I like that no matter what Beethoven did it was viewed as "not good enough" but he was cheered by Kings and Queens. I must admit that this poem was one of my least favorites of Shane Koyczan's poems so far. I still think it's well written just not well executed.
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.
Friday, October 4, 2013
"Listen."
I wasn't sure, at first, if this was even Shane Koyczan until I heard him speak. He has changed drastically through the years and let's face it without the iconic beard it's hard to recognize him. I liked that with every time he said "hit" he snapped it added an affected. I noticed the drastic differences with this poem and more recent ones, this one is harder to understand when he speeds up, many time I had to rewind and listen again. I like that no matter what Beethoven did it was viewed as "not good enough" but he was cheered by Kings and Queens. I must admit that this poem was one of my least favorites of Shane Koyczan's poems so far. I still think it's well written just not well executed.
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