I was confused at first because it started with beat boxing and Shane Koyczan seems more like a piano or violin background. I liked that some aspects of the poem was shared with the other poets, it left more of an impact for those that poem was for. However, I was confused with the back and forth between them all, it also gave me a sense of anxiety because I couldn't understand what was going on, I feel like there where too many poets sharing a mic. It definitely got more chaotic towards the end, I feel like Shane Koyczan wasn't himself in this poem, it felt angry and rushed through, as if he was trying to make it fit with everything else that was going on. I didn't really like this poem very much, I don't feel like it fit with the rest of his work.
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 28, 2013
"When This World Knocks on Your Door Clutch the Knob and Open On Up"
I was confused at first because it started with beat boxing and Shane Koyczan seems more like a piano or violin background. I liked that some aspects of the poem was shared with the other poets, it left more of an impact for those that poem was for. However, I was confused with the back and forth between them all, it also gave me a sense of anxiety because I couldn't understand what was going on, I feel like there where too many poets sharing a mic. It definitely got more chaotic towards the end, I feel like Shane Koyczan wasn't himself in this poem, it felt angry and rushed through, as if he was trying to make it fit with everything else that was going on. I didn't really like this poem very much, I don't feel like it fit with the rest of his work.
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