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Parallax Scroll posted:islam poetry People may not appreciate how good a post this is
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Jun 25, 2016 03:55
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Slam Poetry is at best AIDS masquerading as Cancer, but Taylor Mali is good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnOrrknTxbI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hFW7Ls3v6k
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Jun 25, 2016 03:56
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ceaselessfuture posted:Slam Poetry is at best AIDS masquerading as Cancer, but Taylor Mali is good: is he adopting that annoying cadence because he's making fun of slam poets or because he's one himself? either way it's grating
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Jun 25, 2016 03:58
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ceaselessfuture posted:Slam Poetry is at best AIDS masquerading as Cancer, but Taylor Mali is good: who was that dude who said "I could slit my wrists and take out the entire front row" He was pretty funny
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Jun 25, 2016 03:58
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Taylor Mali du bist so ein gemeines Gurkengesicht
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Jun 25, 2016 03:58
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I went into a cafe downtown during a poetry slam about a month ago. I had never been to one so I hung around for a bit. One was a very white man who wrote a poem about the struggle of a Mexican family with characters with the most stereotypical names (the main woman was named Lupe), which he made sure to pronounce with over the top flourished accents. After that was an emotionless genderfluid Asian wearing xir grandmother's blouse under a grey tuxedo vest, and every line was a reference to either Pokemon, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil or Mario and probably some other stuff I missed, including referring to capturing xir heart with a Master Ball. There was a judges panel and every single vote was a 9.x. The only poem even approaching good was also the only one that got an 8, which created a stunned silence. So the OP is absolutely right.
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Jun 25, 2016 04:00
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8-Bit Scholar posted:People may not appreciate how good a post this is because it's not that's the reason right? It's a trick question. It's such a stupid loving post that it's not.
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Jun 25, 2016 04:00
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Horniest Manticore posted:is he adopting that annoying cadence because he's making fun of slam poets or because he's one himself? either way it's grating its a parody did you not get further than ten sconds
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Jun 25, 2016 04:02
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gnarlyhotep posted:because it's not he has never read any
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Jun 25, 2016 04:03
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ceaselessfuture posted:its a parody did you not get further than ten sconds lol no
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Jun 25, 2016 04:06
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Slam Poetry is essentially the Tumblr version of real literature, and no one in any serious academic or literary circles pays it any attention, because instead of rigour, proofreading, thematic significance, artful language, form, diction and rhythm they substitute gender, MY RAPE, video games, communism, anarchism, drugs, sex and melodrama.Horniest Manticore posted:lol no its a fair cop! ceaselessfuture fucked around with this message at 04:09 on Jun 25, 2016 |
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Jun 25, 2016 04:07
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theres a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out
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Jun 25, 2016 04:07
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ceaselessfuture posted:Slam Poetry is essentially the Tumblr version of real literature, and no one in any serious academic or literary circles pays it any attention, because instead of rigour, proofreading, thematic significance, artful language, form, diction and rhythm they substitute gender, MY RAPE, video games, communism, anarchism, drugs, sex and melodrama. and volume. you gotta sell that poo poo, fam
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Jun 25, 2016 04:08
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ceaselessfuture posted:its a parody did you not get further than ten sconds he didn't do a good job
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Jun 25, 2016 04:08
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Heath posted:made sure to pronounce with over the top flourished accents.
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Jun 25, 2016 04:10
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ceaselessfuture posted:Slam Poetry is essentially the Tumblr version of real literature, and no one in any serious academic or literary circles pays it any attention, because instead of rigour, proofreading, thematic significance, artful language, form, diction and rhythm they substitute gender, MY RAPE, video games, communism, anarchism, drugs, sex and melodrama. Its loving stupid. Thanks for finally explaining it to me
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Jun 25, 2016 04:10
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so why do we care
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Jun 25, 2016 04:11
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gnarlyhotep posted:so why do we care Its gbs we dont care
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Jun 25, 2016 04:13
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gnarlyhotep posted:so why do we care because it EXISTS and it SHOULDN'T
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Jun 25, 2016 04:15
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Realtalk: I recently graduated from a useless lit/writing/philosophy degree, and one of my friends at the time took a Slam Poetry class. She wanted me to come to their end-of-semester Slam which pitted most of the class against itself in order to crown a winner, just like any regular slam meeting. I live in a hyper Liberal place, and I'm pretty left leaning, but shitgoddamn. My friend starts out (she was a bit heavy and she didn't take care of herself, but nice and funny. She was 22 at the time) and hits all the cues -- how much her body image issues have been holding her back, how long of a struggle she's had with her body and with people judging it, how whenever she had sex with her ex boyfriend he made her feel disgusting and disgusted with herself, how we're all SHEEP because we're being LED to the SLAUGHTER by FASHION AND FOOD CORPORATIONS AND THEIR TOXIC BODY NORMS and everyone in the audience is completely enraptured, eyes and ears locked on her, nodding and almost tearing up, and she continues, getting louder and louder, her cadence getting faster and faster -- and then she stops. I thought, "Oh, maybe she's breaking away from all these lovely cliches and we're gonna go somewhere interesting." NOPE SHE WHIPS OFF HER SHIRT AND SHOWS EVERYONE HER SELF INFLICTED SCARS, SAGGY TITS AND PIT HAIR. Gasps from the crowd, then a solemn silence. She reiterates how damaging body issues are and how much our standards suck. She takes a seat. Everyone is standing, clapping at her, calling her brave and a hero, etc. She doesn't win the night. Probably because she flubbed some lines. Then, one of my favourite poems of the night came from a girl who very obviously didn't fit in (smart, chipper, gorgeous, fit, friendly) and she recites this sweet poem about her falling in love with a boy, and then wanting to recapture that same innocence in her adult life. A little saccharine, but it was heartfelt and unpretentious. She doesn't win the night. Probably because her poem wasn't about REAL ISSUES No, the guy who won the night (and I was surprised it was a guy, but he was Asian, so I guess that offset the privilege) yelled a poem about comic books and taking down the government and rioting in the school. I loving hate slam poetry, and everyone that says they like it. ceaselessfuture fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Jun 25, 2016 |
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Jun 25, 2016 04:21
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Horniest Manticore posted:because it EXISTS
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Jun 25, 2016 04:21
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So she wasn't good at poetry or self harm. Double loser.
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Jun 25, 2016 04:24
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Horniest Manticore posted:because it EXISTS man I have forgotten so much
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Jun 25, 2016 04:25
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiU6ADkiTT0
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Jun 25, 2016 04:27
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so I guess in conclusion to my meltdown, I offer this token to the GBS gods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRLSgPQG0c4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltun92DfnPY god bless and namaste and alaikum salaam my brothers ceaselessfuture fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Jun 25, 2016 |
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Jun 25, 2016 04:34
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ceaselessfuture posted:I loving hate slam poetry, and everyone that says they like it. that was all you had to say
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Jun 25, 2016 04:40
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GOD DAMNIT!
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Jun 25, 2016 04:41
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I am Toni Lippi posted:GOD DAMNIT! whao calm down toni
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Jun 25, 2016 04:42
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a poem *clears throat* Suck(le) upon, mine....BALLS!!!!!
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Jun 25, 2016 04:47
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Did anyone say the OPs posting is worse than slam poetry yet?
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Jun 25, 2016 04:49
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Cause it is.
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Jun 25, 2016 04:49
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Smash it Smash hit posted:Did anyone say the OPs posting is worse than slam poetry yet? No, because that's really easy and stupid humor.
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Jun 25, 2016 04:51
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gnarlyhotep posted:No, because that's really easy and stupid humor. ^Man that post is worse than slam poetry.
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Jun 25, 2016 04:52
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i still don't know know what the gently caress slam poetery is
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Jun 25, 2016 04:53
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:i still don't know know what the gently caress slam poetery is Wish I could tell you but hell I can't remember what I did ten minutes ago!
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Jun 25, 2016 04:54
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:i still don't know know what the gently caress slam poetery is Same, if I did maybe I'd care. But until then, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLMDt0LHRTY
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Jun 25, 2016 04:56
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i was stationed on an aircraft carrier one time and during a deployment we had a "talent contest" to boost morale. it was surprisingly not as horrible as it sounds, with a lot of talented folks participating from rappers to violinists to speed caricature artists turning out. but a slam poet won the whole thing. he was this black dude that was very good, and talked about real issues about life in the navy and his life growing up in a single parent household in south central LA and his delivery and pacing was on point coming across not so much as slam but almost like an a capella rap. I still voted for the all filipino journey cover band called "THE RICE SUPPLY" because lol.
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Jun 25, 2016 04:58
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gnarlyhotep posted:Same, if I did maybe I'd care. But until then, gently caress yeah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlBnJ0egT_4
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Jun 25, 2016 04:59
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Mumpy Puffinz posted:i still don't know know what the gently caress slam poetery is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnKZ4pdSU-s ceaselessfuture fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Jun 25, 2016 |
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Jun 25, 2016 04:59
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how in the gently caress is this poetry?
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Jun 25, 2016 05:03
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