Spoken Word Examples

Hey guys,

I thought I would put up some examples of great poems and performances. Think about what moves each poet: honesty, pain, frustration? Think of their tone: sarcastic or personal? What is their perspective and who is their audience: are the talking to the president, to their old boyfriend? Are they taking on a different persona and speaking from a different perspective? Try to use these as examples for creating your piece. Just do your best, write from your heart because: I just wanna hear a poem.

Steve Coleman:



Taylor Mali (Ms. Gentile's FAVORITE)



Wyclef Jean:


Beau Shia:



Liza Garza:



Amalia Ortiz: