Showing posts with label slam poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label slam poetry. Show all posts
5/4/09
Help I'm Alive
Not only is this the title of one of my new favorite songs, it happens to be the phrase I'd choose to describe my life right now.
Some things to consider (that i've been considering):
Same-Sex Marriage (CNN)
Switching Sides (The Onion)
Ken Robinson: Does School Kill Creativity? (ted.com)
Besides constantly reading articles online and watching videos on TED.com, I go on youtube. I watch spoken word poetry videos in my free time that isn't really as free as I pretend. Basically, I do math homework and I sit on my bed wondering if the motivation to do ACTUAL homework that matters will ever magically appear, perhaps on a highjacked jet-brain or through interpretive dance. It never does. I watch slam poetry instead. All. the. Time.
Some may think that I am lazy, but is it laziness that drives me not to do homework or do i feel that I should be doing something more useful with my time? As an aspiring writer/poet, youtube is my choice.
For your viewing pleasure, some spoken word that I have enjoyed:
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