- 8 years ago Sticky: OC Poetry Thread
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Can creative writing be taught?
MAYA ROSE FERNANDES I’m a published novelist and short story writer, who also teaches creative writing in Goa. I’ve been doing this for close to eight years.
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Robots Are Coming for Our Poems
The robots are quickly and surely coming for our jobs, and we've comforted ourselves thus far with a palliative that goes something like this: They can't do our creative work. They won't do our journalism or make our art or write our poetry. Except that the startup Narrative Science has $6 million to execute its human-free reporting.
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NSFW Phalluses and fallacies: Germaine Greer on the poetry of sex
All poetry is driven by sex, whether or not it acknowledges the impulse.
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Kanye West: Self Conscious (Def Jam Poetry)
Kanye West - Self Conscious on Def Jam Poetry
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Adelle Givens - That Shit Ain't Funny on Def Jam Poetry
Adelle Givens - That Shit Ain't Funny on Def Jam Poetry
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Marshall Davis Jones : "Touchscreen"
Marshall Soulful Jones, part of Team Nuyorican 2011, 2nd place finishers at the National Poetry Slam in Boston, performs "Touchscreen". The Bowery Poetry Club NY
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The History of Twerking
Spoken word: an oral history of twerking
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[shameless self plug] Acid Fire Love
My 14-part poem, *ACID FIRE LOVE: a postmodern sonnet* is available for free download on Amazon until Friday... It is a psychotropic explosion of literary flavors, and I think you should read it. Either that, or it's a mishmashed bowl of pig salad and the worst thing you've ever injected into your brain. You decide! It's free!
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Katie Makkai - Pretty
Katie Makkai - spoken word Poem "Pretty." Transcript can be found here: http://dianasmanylifetimes.blogspot.com/2010/11/katie-makkai-pretty.html
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Chris Tse: I'm Sorry I'm a Christian
"Chris Tse was the 1st place winner on the 21st of December with a score of 57.3 with his poem I'm Sorry I'm a Christian. Make sure to check out more of Chris at: www.facebook.com/tselikec www.twitter.com/chris_tse www.youtube.com/tselikec www.tselikec.blogspot.com hitchrisback@gmail.com"
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Johnny Tornado: Punk Rock Love Poem
Johnny Tornado recorded live on June 6, 2009 at Cafe Coda in Chico California at the first ever Chico Poetry Slam's Summertime Invitational... In Front of a standing room only crowd here is Johnny in Round One doing "Punk Rock Love Poem" ... He has never performed and gave out his poetry like this before!!! He went on to make it two more rounds to become the first winner take all grand slam champion of the 09 Summertime Invitational
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Naim Owens: A Daughter in Islam
Spoken word poem "A Daughter in Islam" by Naim Owens.
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Kevin Homes: A toast to the death of hip hop
Kevin Holmes from Santa Cruz at Café Culture in Chico, CA. 2010.
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Mike Epps: "I Love the Hood"
Mike Epps - "I Love the Hood" on Def Jam Poetry
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Michael Claude - Lullaby For a Hyacinth
Michael Claude competed in the Vancouver Poetry Slam Semi Finals #1 on March 26th. This is Michael's poem Lullaby For a Hyacinth
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Naim Owens: "Muslim Remedy"
Naim Owens spoken word poem, "Muslim Remedy." YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NemoOwens Twitter: https://twitter.com/NaimOwens Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFloet
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Hannah Johnson: "Harrison Ford's Biceps"
Vancouver Poetry Slam. Hannah Johnson, spoken word poem: "Harrison Ford's Biceps."
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Why You Should Listen To 'Another Damn Rape Poem'
"We wouldn't need so many damn rape poems if America had listened the first time." That's just one of many powerful lines from "Rape Poem To End All Rape Poems," written and performed by the Rutgers University slam team. The pe...
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My Yellow Bicycle (poem)
"I love my old, rickety bicycle, But it has definitely seen better days. "
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Poet, Author Maya Angelou Dies At 86
Author and poet Maya Angelou (MY'-ah ANJ'-eh-loh), who rose from poverty, segregation and violence to become a force on stage, screen and the printed page, has died. She was 86.