I imagine a dimly lit coffee house with artists pouring their souls out on stage to a sympathetic audience awaiting their turns to take the same stage and lay their own hearts out for all to see. I DO have a reason for picking up this hobby but I've decided to wait to announce my reasoning until later this week when it's been made official.
Anyway, I have been working on my own bit of slam poetry which I will post here either in text or video form when it's finished. Until then I've compiled a few feminist (of course this is the subject matter I've chosen to tackle) slam poems that have been inspiring me as I've been writing my own.
Pretty - Katie Makkai
My First Period - Staceyann Chin
This one is a bit longer than traditional slam poetry but I love the message behind it. It begins with the confusion and apprehension that comes in every girls life when she starts her menstrual cycle and goes on to remind women that they possess the power to create life! It's a truly amazing thing and you can see her passion as she recites the poem.
What Guys Look For In Girls - Savannah Brown
Here's another one I love (of course it's another body image one). I like that it points out the struggle that comes with learning to love yourself, but also struggling with wanting someone else to love you too. It shares the struggle of trying to love the skin your in while the world tells you to hate it more than anything. This particular video also has a response and a response to the response if those things peak your interest after watching it.
Hopefully the poem I write is a heartfelt and well-done as these. I'm not 100% sure when it will be done. As you can imagine it takes a lot of writing and re-writing to get it perfect. The announcement of what got me started on this journey should be coming out at the end of this week.
Stay tuned and keep on adventuring!
-Allie
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