I’m sure that somewhere in the past I’ve posted this or linked to this video but I can’t help it. I have never been moved by poetry more, I have never been forced into longer moments of reflection and found myself more comfortable in the silence that follows than after listening to this piece….
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Wow! Thanks for sharing this. Such an amazing and inspiring poem.
classic poem – this is a great version of it too – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r46MpFKJ8A
John, thanks for the link! I’m amazed at how he got through it with virtually no voice. It adds so much to the emotion and depth of struggle to the story he beautifully lays out! Thanks!
yeah that definitely added to the whole experience, the audience reactions and timing in that particular performance adds to it for me as well. He ended up winning the national poetry slam with that performance, while loosing his voice. Many layers of symbolism.