Coming out of the New York slam poetry scene via Savannah Georgia, New Orleans and Texas is Anis Mojgani, two-time winner of America's National Individual Poetry slam. In 2007 he won the World Cup Poetry Slam.
He's got some direct orders for you to rock out. "Rock out like Jimi came back, with new guitar strings..."
Showing posts with label slam poet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label slam poet. Show all posts
Monday, December 17, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
A Finger, Two Dots, Then Me
Spoken-word poetry can be powerful as hell. It can also be the lamest thing since Patricia de Lille tried to rap. This is from the powerful-as-hell camp.
This is a video adaptation by Daniel Holechek of a poem by American slam poet Derrick C. Brown. That's Derrick performing the piece too.
This is a video adaptation by Daniel Holechek of a poem by American slam poet Derrick C. Brown. That's Derrick performing the piece too.
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