Poetry 247 gives local artist; whether they're poets, singers, rappers, or comedians, information of all the local open mic events that are around them, while also giving them the opportunity to display their art and perfect their craft in front of a live audience. What's interesting about Poetry 247 is that they've promoted a plethora of open mics throughout the tristate area & in the DMV, such as Pecola Breedlove & The Freedom Party, Jus' Words, Busboys and Poets, Sounds In A Gallery, & Urban Juke Joint, but it never had an open mic event that was created by Poetry 247 themselves. But that all changed Friday, 3/4, when the first ever "The Poetry 247 Open Mic" was presented to the city of Brotherly Love at The Irish Pol located at 114 Market St, Philadelphia, PA.
I have been to plenty of open mics
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Sometimes a very theatrical poet can distract an audience with their physical movement on stage from what is actually being said on stage. But Lindo Yes did a great job of avoiding that issue when performing his piece "Cupid is a G." He was able to make every action, & the tone of his voice to match the emotions of the lines in his poem. It was as if we were watching a man relive a traumatic moment of his life, reminiscing over the first time he had his heart broken.
Another great act to watch was singer/songwriter Justin Graham. With the help of "Maxine," (his guitar), his voice, & poetic lyrics, Justin Graham was able to capture the audience's attention & entertain them with original love songs such as "More Than Butterflies." Lines like,"It's that type of love that gives you more than butterflies, changes how you're viewing every aspect of your life," Justin shows the beauty of being in love not just because of the feeling of infatuation, but also how it can help you grow as person, changing your life for the
As depicted in the poem "Kicking the Habit", The role of the English language in the life of the writer, Lawson Fusao Inada, is heavily inherent. As articulated between the lines 4 and 9, English is not just solely a linguistic device to the author, but heightened to a point where he considers it rather as a paradigm or state of mind. To the author, English is the most commonly trodden path when it comes to being human, it represents conformity, mutual assurance and understanding within the population. Something of which he admits to doing before pulling off the highway road.
In the poem Juggler, Richard Wilbur conveys the routine of a talented entertainer through figurative and imagery, which reveals how the speaker is completely delighted by the act. This poem, while portraying the juggler in colorful hues and the performance to be one full of action, allows the reader to view the captivation the speaker gains from observing the avid
The death camp was a terrible place where people where killed. Hitler is who created the death camp for Jews. The death camp was used for extermination on Jews. This occurred on 1939 – 1945. The death camps were in the country of Europe. Hitler did all this because he didn’t like Jews and the religions. The book Night is a autobiography written by Elie Wiesel. The poem called First they came for the communist written by Martin Neimoller is a autobiography.
Throughout the musical, the prowess of each individual performer was on display. Every performer, with the exception of Kristine, expressed a power and vibrato that was breathtaking; the highest notes lilting and the lowest notes thundering. I was in awe during a majority of the performances because of the commanding singing in each performer.
I attended the poetry reading on Monday night October the 17th and listened to Jamaal May and Tarfia Faizullah’s excerpts from their poetry. Firstly, I noticed the style of the performance that Jamaal May had throughout his reading. Jamaal read with extreme conviction and confidence. His voice filled the room and forced the audience into a trance because of the beautiful tone that his voice held. His style was performative, but it was not over the top. It was controlled in a performance value. It seemed as though Jamaal really knew his poetry by heart because he had good eye contact throughout his reading; even though he often looked down to confirm his place within his poems. Throughout his reading, I felt as though I was in a trance because
The entity of the chorus, which serves as the narrator of the play, still holds true to that function as a camera crew and news reporte...
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The 1990 poem “I Am Offering This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago Baca is themed around the life of a prisoner who has nothing else to offer except poetry. As one learns, more about the author’s background, the context of the poem becomes clearer. Examine this piece of information taken from the biography of Baca, “A Chicano poet, Baca served a ten-year sentence in an Arizona prison and his poetry grows out of his experience as a convict” (Baca). Baca’s experience as a prisoner reflects in his writing in that prisoners are often deprived of their rights and many of their possessions while serving a sentence. In his poem, “I Am Offering This Poem”, Baca speaks from the point of view of a prisoner having nothing to offer his love interest except the
The narrative voice in “Michelle” gives insight into a male character’s thoughts as he conveys his emotions by declaring his love to her, “I love you, I love you, I love you / That's all I want to say,” (Doc. 1). The young man’s commentary is a verbal response because he notes that he is ‘saying’ these words to her, and he conveys his inner emotions because when he declares his love the reader learns of his sentiment as he feels overwhelmed, desperate, and overtaken with this love because he tells ‘Michelle’ that this is all he wants to say, so her love is all that matters to him. Similarly, in Shakespeare’s play, Romeo proclaims his love for Juliet, “Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! / For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night,” (Romeo and Juliet
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Firstly, Brandon was successful in not only maintaining eye contact with the audience (which made the performance seen more personal), but he had a powerful introduction that caught the audience’s attention. Secondly, Brandon explained the scene (content) before he started in order to avoid the audience becoming confused. In addition, from the very beginning of Brandon’s performance he enunciates his words, conveying confidence about his performance. Next, Brandon also uses his hands and facial expressions, as well as vocal fluctuations in order to emphasize important words so the audience could pick on the purpose of the scene. Next, Brandon conveyed the emotional aspects of the poem, including anger and grief that Harvey was feeling, along with the disgust and frustration of the Joker’s character. Brandon also distinguished his voice for the characters and maintained energy and enthusiasm throughout the scene. Brandon memorized the content so the scene was more realistic and believable(less scripted feel), and also overcame his anxiety, allowing the performance to shine through and not his nerves. Finally, he emphasized his language and rhythm in order to create a sense of flow to the performance. In other words, Brandon’s performance was not too fast or too slow (he went at a good pace). In my opinion, I don’t think that there is anything that Brandon could have improved or changed in his
Sound Devices help convey the poet’s message by appealing to the reader’s ears and dr...
I sat in the classroom of Poetry 101 wondering what I was doing there. I looked around at the 30 other pimply faced boys who sat wondering the same thing. We were rich, we would be successful, and nobody ever needed poetry while holding a board meeting. I would soon change my mind.
... is poetry for “everyone”, even though authors want to make meaning and tell a story; our interpretation of a poem is what counts. The true beauty of a poem is the fact that it is subject to various interpretations (Videnov, pp. 126-30).
Then audience members who were perfect strangers who were screaming loudest would turn to each other with knowing glances and smile because they were sharing the same excitement and connecting with one another over their love of this man’s music. There was no pushing or shoving to get closer to the stage – it wasn’t that kind of crowd. Instead, there was mutual respect for one another’s space within the confines of the too-small venue. Nobody wanted to be the person who ruined it for someone else. It was this respect that made the audience members’ connections with one another that much stronger – we were all here to listen to this wonderful man’s music and see his performance – and, of course, we were here to enjoy it.