"Remember Good Things Come In Three...And So Do Bad Things"

The last poem I've decided to do is performed on TEDTalks the same program in which Shane Koyczan was founded. I also decided to do a female spoken word poet, seeing as they seem so impacting and relatable for me. The female that I chose for my last video is named Sarah Kay, the name of the poem intrigued me because I am a female and wonder about having children. I am also curious because of my last video, I wonder if Kay would offer some advice to stop the cycle of self-conciousness that females have. Hre descriptions of things that she would do for her daughter and even things that she went through, but in the end everything will be okay. I noticed, however, that this crowd didn't seem to care that much about her poem, which offended me a little because I wanted more reaction out of them. I saw that they gave her a standing ovation . I didn't watch the whole video, one because it was 18 mins long and at times it got dry. However I did get about half way though, I like that I ended with this poem because it gave the grounds of what a Spoken Word poem was/is, which is what this whole blog is about.

"Maybe This Is Why My House Feels Bigger Every Time I Return"

I could tell when the video first opened she was nervous. This young girl is Lily Myers I felt the need to do another poem by a female. I was happy that I did. This young women is remarkable, saying the differences between male and female. How females are expected to be tiny and men aren't, I also found it amazing that this young women knows so much for being so young, and all this was unintentionally passed down from her mother. Even the crowd shows that they are shocked by her knowledge and how much she has experienced. The audience's "oohs and ahhs" and each one brings her own confidence on the stage and she grows more comfortable as she speaks more and more of her memorized words. "A fugitive stealing calories to which she does not feel entitled." I wish her mother heard this poem and learned what it is her daughter is going through and what she unintentionally passed down.

"When Your Brother He Is Gay, Pretend You Already Know"

This is another poem by Jeanann Verlee, I enjoyed how funny her first poem was I decided to do another one by her. I like that she picks the title for someone who seems to be rebellious and always seems to be in trouble. It seems that this hunch is backed up when it she says not to "strike your mother back" and boys are calling to find out your cup size, and not to give them a serious answer. I fin it funny that she says "stops you in the stairwell to ask if you're a boy, explain that you keep your hair short so she doesn't have anything to grab when you headbutt her, then headbutt her." I laughed. However, I find that this poem got serious and slightly scary. It was as if she faced these scenarios herself. At the end she starts talking to the audience and it took me by surprise because it wasn't at all what I expected her to sound like after hearing her poem.

"I Met A Poor Man That Wanted To Be Rich, But I've Never Met A Rich Person Who Wanted To Be Poor"

This poem isn't by Shane Koyczan it is another poem by Suli Breaks. This video was impacting because it showed clips of movies that everyone has watched and they went so well with the words. "What day is the happiest day he said pay day", thinking about it it's true so many people can't wait for payday, in fact most people evolve there life around when they are getting. I like that he says that money is still innocent because it's the person who uses the money that makes money seem evil. This spoken word makes me think deeply about money and how no matter how much an individual doesn't want money they still need it. "But if you love those around you would you not persevere in your means to make their living better." I find this interesting because parents do this all the time, they live outside their means so that they can give their children the life they never had. The violin used in this spoken word in this poem also impact how it makes me feel. It opens my eyes to how greedy the world is today.

"Dickheads Congregate In Groups"

I found that this was a very sweet poem because it was a redo for someone who he knew was very important to him. I hope that Penny hears this poem and loves it because she is very special and had a poem written for her, full of memories from grade school. I liked that he still tied in snow angels into the new poem and it was more appropriate than the first thing he wrote. I found that he kept tying in dinosaurs in the poem and thought that maybe it was just there thing that others may not understand. I liked that the crowd seemed to enjoy everything. I wonder if this girl Penny was also the same girl in the To This Day poem because she was the same age as the other girl in that poem. I also noticed that this girl was picked on too, but she also stood up for Shane Koyczan in school when he was picked on. I liked that he seems to still think about her and remembers so much about her and still seems to love her. The corny valentines brought back my own memories of grade school and handing out valentines to everybody in class. It was nice to think back to that, something I haven't thought of for awhile.

"There Is Such Thing As a Wasted Vote Don't Make This A Wasted Election"

I was curious about what this poem was about, one because he is from Canada and I don't know what it is like to vote there, do they use electoral college or does each individual persons vote actually count? However, as the poem continues I realize it is about someone who is running for election again. I wish that Shane Koyczan would write a poem about everyone who runs for election, I feel as though he would bear it all and show what everyone really looked like and what it is they are all doing. I like that he states everything in plain terms so no matter who you are you could understand what the politician is doing wrong. At the same time it isn't just another boring commercial about making sure you cast your vote it's interesting it makes you want to listen instead of just turning the channel to get away from it. Apart of me feels as if the Canadian government is worse than ours, but at the same time it is just like Shane Koyczan says "they've been telling the media what to print" so somethings we don't know.

"Live As If Life Gets Dirty Because It Does"

This poem was actually a commercial that Shane Koyczan performed for toxin free cleaners. I find myself wanting to buy these cleaners when he is finished performing because everything he says is gentle but powerful and it moves me. Even the child running through the grass is helpful, mixed with his poem makes me think that by buying these supplies I will save this child's life. "We wipe away the fingerprints of our old habits" I believe that Shane Koyczan is talking about our carbon footprint that we leave on the Earth and if we buy these cleaners we will be able to clean up the world and wipe away any damage that we have already done to it. I like that the poem is relatable with the activities of playing outside, and even staying out from under the sink because that's where most people keep there cleaning supplies, but with this product there is no more worry because it's safe and toxin free.