A SELECTION OF SPOKEN WORD

ANDREA GIBSON

Couldn't get this above poem out of my head while riding through NYC buses in and out of state. Intensity coupled with beautiful yricism is a trademark of Andrea's poetry.
Yes, Andrea Gibson is still coming to RISD, however the date has been postponed to sometime in October, next fall. Sorry if you are a senior and can't make it. HOWEVER, I'm getting Phil Kaye and Sarah Kay to perform and do a workshop the Weekend of May 7-8. Keep your eyes peeled for more details.

KATE TEMPEST

Kate Tempest is a spoken word poet from the UK. She still is pretty underground but her performances go hard.

PHIL KAYE & SARAH KAY (they aren't related or married, funny yes?)




Who said all spoken word poetry had to be screaming and indignant? Sarah and Phil are the co-founders of Project Voice where they teach spoken word workshops to schools and universities as well as perform and tour nationally. They both graduated from Brown in 2010. Sarah did a tedtalk that John Maeda was at a while back, that garnered two standing ovations.

They're coming to RISD this may!

BUDDY WAKEFIELD


I don't know Buddy enough to give an accurate description of his poetry but I know he is one of the more well known spoken word artists and this was the first video that popped up on youtube. He toured with Andrea a while last year.

FRANNY CHOI

Better go see this girl perform at Brown's WORD! (the spoken word club) showcases, and local providence poetry slams while you still can. She goes to Brown and is graduating this year. I went to see her at The Spot Underground on elbow st last Monday and she blew me away. Unfortunately you can't find a lot of her stuff on the internet, but that should change soon.

SAUL WILLIAMS



Saul's poetry puts you through one hell of a spiritual, radical, psychedelic ride. He's also a genius. He also raps to his poetry now, and has a couple of albums out. He also starred in SLAM, a narrative documentary about spoken word.

If you like this, check out "Said the Shot Gun to the Head" and "S/he" two long poems that he wrote in book form.

"We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun.
We are not afraid of the darkness.
We trust that the moon shall guide us.
We are determining the future at this very moment.
We know that the heart is the philosopher's stone.
Our music is our alchemy."
— Saul Williams


BROWN'S SHOWCASE SPRING SHOW IS FRIDAY, APRIL 22nd at RITES AND REASONS THEATRE. GO.