Performance Poetry vs Spoken Word
A truly random post after an extended period of silence. This past weekend, I joined thousands of tiny and teenyboppers in the trek to FNB Stadium to watch Justin Bieber perform courtesy of 5FM on a night when many a father was a giant in t [...]
In my job, I’m sent a great many press releases and packages, all vying for my limited time and attention. Yesterday I had a beat boxer and rapper extolling the benefits of Russian Bear vodka. This morning, I received a folder with a [...]
A friend tweeted me a poem. The tweet said, “You’re into spoken word. How’s this for art.” I’d never heard of Shane Koyczan until the moment I pressed play, and I am better for it. When someone uses the right w [...]
Advertising has a way of either putting us off totally or completely capturing a spirit. It can make you laugh, cry or just plain hate it. While we know that, at the end of the day, it is about what is being sold … when it hits the sp [...]