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Spoken Words series by David Proper. In this installment, David reads his poem entitled "COLD".

Spoken Words series by David Proper. In this installment, David reads his poem entitled "The Mouse In The Mirror".

Spoken Words series by David Proper. In this installment, David reads his poem entitled "Mirrors and Lights".

Spoken Words series by David Proper. In this installment, David reads his poem entitled "Lies".

Spoken Words series by David Proper.
In this first instalment, David reads his poem entitled "The Old Man".

Empress Nicole's second poem/spoken word blog

Tella reads a searing poem about the loss of virginity on the night after high school. Written by rp verlaine

About Skid Row.

http://artist.to/AndreVictorian Professional Poetic Corporate Speaker with Facebook Fan Page

http://artist.to/AndreVictorian Professional Poetic Corporate Speaker with Facebook Fan Page

Synopsis:
Filmmaker Bob Bryan has proudly unveiled his seventh powerful installment in his multi award-winning Graffiti Verite' Documentary Series entitled GV7 RANDOM URBAN STATIC: The Iridescent Equations   more...of SPOKEN WORD. He is releasing two (2) versions: An Unofficially Rated "G" Version for General Audiences, Schools and Libraries and the Original Unedited Version for those who do not mind some “raw street vernacular.” Both versions will have a Running time of two (2) hours.
GV7 returns to the enigmatic world of Poetry. This time around he retrieves the perspectives of fifteen (15) uniquely talented poets involved in the world of SPOKEN WORD. From Grand-Slam Champions to Open-Mic Veterans, GV7 crosses all philosophical, racial, and social lines becoming the quintinessial SPOKEN WORD documentary.
"GV6 THE ODYSSEY deals with those Poets who write words for the page, while GV7 RANDOM URBAN STATIC probes the reality of those Poets that write for the stage. SPOKEN WORD has really connected with todays’ youth, principally because the poetric artform speaks intimately to their love for performance art, suppressed passions, subjective psycho / social issues and the cultural attitudes concerning the world in which they live. Poetry is an invaluable tool that helps them to unravel, clarify, articulate & document their experiences. Of course hip-hop has allot to do with the flavoring of this SPOKEN WORD communication paradigm.”
“I was thrilled to be able to get the Poets to decode and discuss their intimate hopes & desires, as well as their deeply personal disappointments and frustrations with the current state of hip-hop. Not all the poets shared a deep abiding love for hip-hop in its current incarnation. Many of the Poets feel that hip-hop has within it's grasp the potential to be a positive catalyst for massive personal & social change. They feel unfortunately that its potential has been severely underdeveloped and in some cases perversely denigrated by some of its commercial practitioners.”
“But at the same time other poets in GV7 openly discuss issues of date-rape, the courage to be an artist, the psychological repression of women, How hip-hop can help or Hurt, HIV-AIDS & homosexuality, image vs. reality, obsessions, race-consciousness, anorexia, self-love, the high-jacking of black mens' masculinity & vunerability, disappointment with God, insanity, self-loathing, inspiration and salvation. Noone can say these poets tread lightly or try to avoid issues that we all, in some way or another grapple with. It's what makes this expression so relative, ” says Filmmaker Bob Bryan.
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Synopsis:
Continuing his long-running Graffiti Verite series, filmmaker Bob Bryan combines poetry readings, graphic iconography and insightful interviews in a probing exploration of the work and creative   more...processes of 31 contemporary poets. The artists include Cheryl Beychok, Rod Bradley, Elena Byrne, Luis Campos, Victoria Chang, Wanda Coleman, Brendan Constantine, Kamau Daaood, Jim Natal, Aleida Rodriguez and others. ***

"If you can buy only one poetry program this year, buy this odyssey of 31 poets who read, rant, and philosophize about what they do. This treasure trove of contemporary poets spans all ages and ethnicities—just having them together here is exciting. Each poet is articulate and passionate. Viewers who already love poetry will be grateful to have so much solid poetry at hand and hear it read so well by its creators. Those new to poetry or unfamiliar with the art will get a gentle and stimulating education. High school and college students, as well as adults, should respond well to the film as there is so much here to discuss and explore. The bonus features include complete readings. Recommended for all collections. Poetry lives here!" - LIBRARY JOURNAL
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This video is an artistic expression of spoken word and dance starring Mayda Del Valle and Dawn Michelle Manigault. The video creatively bridges the art of spoken word, movement, and consciousness as   more...we are living in midst of drastic changes in the world, filled with both beauty and destruction. As Mayda says, "Times are changing...so...what are we intending?"  less

'clear the air' This is track 13 from ChineSeXXX American Idolatry, the september 2008 euphoreador release. The song is about how we sometimes loose site of our true feelings and our love, replacing them   more...with anger or blindness and how we need to clear the air and start anew.  less

"i am god's chosen" This is part 1 of the winter 1995 Confession of Faith performance at Ground Zero in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This performance was done during the time COF was negotiating   more...their way onto the Triple X Records compilation "Dim View of the Future". Dark and ominous are crucial elements in a COF performance. This song is from the ep "i am god's chosen".  less

"You Will Be Mine" This is part 2 of the winter 1995 Confession of Faith performance at Ground Zero in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This performance was done during the time COF was negotiating their   more...way onto the Triple X Records compilation "Dim View of the Future". Dark and ominous are crucial elements in a COF performance. This song is from the ep "Do You Love Pain".  less

"The Sacrament" This is part 3 of the winter 1995 Confession of Faith performance at Ground Zero in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This performance was done during the time COF was negotiating their   more...way onto the Triple X Records compilation "Dim View of the Future". Dark and ominous are crucial elements in a COF performance. This song is from the ep "The Sacrament".  less

pray

I have walked through many lives,
some of them my own,
and I am not who I was,
though some principle of being
abides, from which I struggle
not to stray.
When I look behind,
as I am compelled to look
before I   more...can gather strength
to proceed on my journey,
I see the milestones dwindling
toward the horizon
and the slow fires trailing
from the abandoned camp-sites,
over which scavenger angels
wheel on heavy wings.
Oh, I have made myself a tribe
out of my true affections,
and my tribe is scattered!
How shall the heart be reconciled
to its feast of losses?
In a rising wind
the manic dust of my friends,
those who fell along the way,
bitterly stings my face.
Yet I turn, I turn,
exulting somewhat,
with my will intact to go
wherever I need to go,
and every stone on the road
precious to me.
In my darkest night,
when the moon was covered
and I roamed through wreckage,
a nimbus-clouded voice
directed me:
"Live in the layers,
not on the litter."
Though I lack the art
to decipher it,
no doubt the next chapter
in my book of transformations
is already written.
I am not done with my changes.

art- Edward Robert Hughes
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This classic poem is considered to be among the finest works by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, circa 1951. This reading is dedicated to a fellow YouTube member Gillian Swinny, who recently suffered a stroke.   more...My thoughts and hopes are with you, Gillian. Please GET WELL SOON! FIGHT IT!  less

With his famous equation E= mc2, Albert Einstein proved that when you come right down to it everything in the universe is energy. Both in the physical plane of our reality of matter and the abstract reality   more...of our mind are made up of energy patterns.

The concept of a universal energy flow is not a new one. The ancient Chinese called this flow chi; the ancient Hindus called it prana. The disciplines that developed in those two cultures - t'ai chi and yoga, respectively- are based on the art of tuning in to the flow of energy and using it to centre the self.

Particle physicists try to understand the nature of nature at the smallest scales possible. Today, we know that atoms do not represent the smallest unit of matter. Particles called quarks and leptons seem to be the fundamental building blocks - but perhaps there is something even smaller.

Empty space, we have discovered, is actually not empty at all.

Astrophysicists have found that less than 10 percent of the mass of the entire universe consists of the kind of "luminous" matter that we can see. What is the dark matter that makes up the rest of the universe? How can we find out? Though we understand many important properties of the fundamental building blocks of our universe, there are untold mysteries still to solve.

Advances in technology allow physicists to build more powerful and sophisticated instruments to look deeper and deeper inside matter. Like adventurers entering unknown territory, physicists forge ahead into ever smaller dimensions.

What will be their next discovery?


Words spoken by Deepak Chopra  less

10CC - I'm Not In Love

http://:www.audado.com offers a tutorial showing the steps to take to burn (or copy) any downloadable audio book into CD. The instructions are based on Windows Media Player Version 10. You can download   more...the latest version from Microsoft's website.  less