Thursday, November 18, 2010

Def Poetry Jam Inspiration

I like all types of poetry and styles from free verse to rhyme, but one type that really inspired me is Def Poetry. Call it rap, call it whatever you like but it is such a passionate form of getting your feelings out. I remember the first episode of Def Poetry I saw on HBO really caught me off guard. I never put much interest into watching it until I was really bored one night and decided to give it a try. I was completely blown away by some of the poets. They had such passion, personality, and courage. I definitely don't think I'd ever be able to be that vivacious in front of a crowd like that. One poem in particular stood out the most to me and has become my favorite poem I've seen on the show. It's called "Barbie and Ken 101" by Rafael Casal. I posted the youtube video link below as well as a link for the lyrics. Let me know what you think! Enjoy!
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  1. danielle esterowNovember 22, 2010 at 5:58 PM

    i absolutely love def poetry! i was actually a part of a poetry competition in manhattan a few years ago and most of the poems/poets that i remember were the ones that came out like rap. those people were so very passionate about what they had to say and it definitely came across to the audience. people walked off the stage crying or screaming because of all the emotion that they felt after speaking their poem or listening to someone elses poem. i hope i can get to that point in my poetry. because i know that my poems do hold a lot of my emotions but sometimes they don't come through as strong as i'd like them to.

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