wearePOETS - Tshaka Campbell

UkK born US bred Wordsmith, Tshaka Campbell, pays tribute poets and the craft to which they bow.

Kim's kinetic poetry project: Poem 1 "finished"

Choreography by Brad Landers based in the voice of Kimberly Kaye. Danced by Stephanie Campbell and Brad Landers


Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV8EelmkvAM

Possessive Used As Drink [Me]:a lecture on pronouns in the form of 15 sonnets

Text and narration: Anne Carson
Dancers: Andrea Weber, Rashaun Mitchell, Julie Cunningham
Video: Sadie Wilcox
Sound Design: Stephanie Rowden

Mud Sun - Dizraeli

Budapest - Billiy Collins

Sh'maya @ Ronnie Scotts June '11

Don't be put off the by the quality of this vid. Sh'maya is a beautifully lyrical and musical poet. And with musicians Simon Wallace on Piano, Winston Clifford on Drums and Davide Mantovani on Bass, his work paints so many pictures....



He takes it a step further.
Pheonix Solo - breath, rhythm, word, fire...




Pheonix Lyrics

From the ink of the strain
From the pain of the prayer
From the pain of the Word

The Word will rise
From the breath of the page
To the rains of the city
To the rains of the gasp

Nina Simone - four women for women

Always one to be revisted. Storytelling for the woman of African descent's restless soul. Enjoy Nina at her most regal.

Gil Scott Heron on Hard Talk

Godfather of Hiphop Gil-Scott Heron Interviewed

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RIP GIL SCOTT HERON

"Hard Talk" cos it tests the tenacity of the person being interviewed. Plus it challenges their integrity, putting them on the spot and putting questions to them that I'd want ask, although this lady struggles with Gil cos he's a strong force to reckon with.

Gil Scott-Heron has been a huge influence in my life. He's the spokesperson for the spirit in me that finds it hard to express my frustration sometimes. Poet or no poet that i be. Ok so he's had his fair share of BS in his life and most probably dished out some but the point is when someone has a sense of articulation when it comes to lyrical word play and social documentary that is precise, eloquent and pulls no punches, then for a moment, you got to listen.
Respect where respect is due.

Scarecrow

DIY all the way. *thumbs up*

Idris Davies - "What is Poetry?"

Weird but interesting... and the youtube uploader has a ton of them.

Anis Mojgani performs "Milos"

I lost my voice for 6 weeks and was scared half to death because I thought it might never return again... not the same as before. But then it got me think that how much and WHAT! am I going to say when it does come back.

Rediscovering Anis Mojgani, made me realised how many words I waste, by not putting them in the right order to express. I think a lot more before I speak.