When I first heard the female signer I had to fast forward to make sure that video had Shane Koyczan in it. I love that the first word is "I'm sorry that I apologize too much" I feel like I do that. I can guess that he doesn't like George Bush and I like that he just states it, at first my jaw dropped, but then I gave him respect for just speaking his mind. Shane Koyczan's voice when speaking this poem seemed more laid back and relaxed and even a bit playful. I felt like smiling through the whole poem because of the way he was speaking. I enjoyed that it turned into a love poem, my favorite part is that he actually skipped over "I wanna play it until it skips" line, it reminded me of my CD days when I played my favorite song on a disk of 15 until it skipped beyond repair. I then through the CD out because I didn't like any of the other songs enough to care. I liked the line "My hearts the strongest muscle in my body and I'm flexing it at you" because I feel like it's true when you love someone you are flexing your heart at them. The young lady singing offered soothing breaks between Shane Koyczan reading and the song and poem went well together.
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 18, 2013
"We Only Get From Now Until The Time We Go"
When I first heard the female signer I had to fast forward to make sure that video had Shane Koyczan in it. I love that the first word is "I'm sorry that I apologize too much" I feel like I do that. I can guess that he doesn't like George Bush and I like that he just states it, at first my jaw dropped, but then I gave him respect for just speaking his mind. Shane Koyczan's voice when speaking this poem seemed more laid back and relaxed and even a bit playful. I felt like smiling through the whole poem because of the way he was speaking. I enjoyed that it turned into a love poem, my favorite part is that he actually skipped over "I wanna play it until it skips" line, it reminded me of my CD days when I played my favorite song on a disk of 15 until it skipped beyond repair. I then through the CD out because I didn't like any of the other songs enough to care. I liked the line "My hearts the strongest muscle in my body and I'm flexing it at you" because I feel like it's true when you love someone you are flexing your heart at them. The young lady singing offered soothing breaks between Shane Koyczan reading and the song and poem went well together.
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