Poetry in the morning

[scarlettina]

Here's another piece from Taylor Mali (with a tip of the hat to sleightgirl for the link), this one about keys.

And this one here (which is not "What Teachers Make" but a different one on teaching) is for gaelfarce and twilight2000 and all the other teachers on my flist. I have got to see this man perform live.

In fact, generally speaking, I have got to get more spoken word poetry into my life.

Comments

[girasole.livejournal.com]

I love his piece about teaching. I use a line of his as a sig file for my grad students in my work email: "Let me teach like the first snow, falling."

He is awesome. And funny.

Wow.

[robespierrette.livejournal.com]

That guy is good.

I tend toward somber Irish poetry mostly, or - God help me - stuff that rhymes. But, like, wow. ;)

Re: Wow.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

He's pretty great, isn't he? And standing next to him, looking on, is another one of my favorite poets, Billy Collins. That's some powerful writer mojo up on that one stage there.

Re: Wow. Irish Poets?

[gaelfarce.livejournal.com]

Eavan Boland?
Cathal O'Searcaigh?

[gaelfarce.livejournal.com]

I wish he'd spit a little more fire...he is damn clever but it's the power he can project which moves me.

[kistha.livejournal.com]

It's not quite song, and it's not quite spoken word poetry but you might want to check out Meryn Cadell. It's one of those artists I have that fall into the "acquired taste" section. It's worth a try, but not for everyone. I'd recommend the CD Angel Food for Thought - I think it's the best, even though there are some other tracks that are fantastic on her other CD's. The Cat Carol is so beautiful, yet so sad - you can find it here http://www.catcarol.com/ for purchase.

Meryn's most popular work was The Sweater which you can listen (and watch) here via You Tube.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he knows how to burn up a stage when he's got his passion on.

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd definitely call that spoken word. She's great. I'll have to find more of her stuff.