Wanna Hear A Poem

I just discovered this poem by Steve Colman because someone had quoted it over in literaryquotes. I really like it.

Performance:

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( The poem )

No wonder we never got famous

Stolen from rizardofoz.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.

2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.

3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4.Use your graphics program of choice to throw them together, and post the result as a comment in this post. Also, pass it along in your own journal because it's more amusing that way.

More cool performances of poetry

I didn't cut the first one because you've GOT to see this.

Rivers, "Sign Language".
Great performance encorporating the experience the poet made when working with deaf children and doing poetry slams with them. Fascinating to watch, and those poems are beautiful.

( Rives, 'If I ran the Internet' )

( Bassey Ikpi, 'Apology to my Unborn' )

( Mark Gonzales, 'As with most men' )

( Javon Johnson, 'Elementary' )

( Gemineye, 'What Are You Fighting For' )

( Shannon Leigh, 'Sudanese Children' )

( Vanessa Hidary, 'PhD in Him' )

( Jason Carney, 'Southern Heritage' )