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Drum: VERBALIZM WORLD 13
GO: KINDRED SPIRIT
If you need a soul detox and a mind massage
then the place to be is Kindred Spirit. This
once-a-month jam is a delicious recipe of
spoken word artists, singers, and rappers. The
gate fee is low and the performance standard
is high. Established verbalizers rub shoulders
with the verbalizers of the future, causing
sparks every time. Kindred Spirit is held at
The Rhythm Factory, 16-18 White Chapel
Road, London, E1 1EW.
READ: GRAPHIC POETRY
Take a graphic designer and a handful
of poets, mix them around a bit,
and what do you have? Graphic
Poetry a collection of great
poems entwined with images.
This book is truly a living example
of verbalizm, words are serenaded by images,
and images spin on the dance floor of words.
To order your copy visit: www.wig 01.com/
graphicpoetry Published by Victionary.
WATCH: SLAM!
For a must see film we need to go back to
1998 and check out the masterpiece called
Slam featuring the awe-inspiring verbalizing
skill of Saul Williams. The poems Saul drops
in this movie are more profound than the
invention of the aeroplane. It’s a small plot
with a small cast, but it packs a killer punch,
that will leave you drunk on this metaphor
cocktail. Written and directed by Marc Levin.
Poetry by Saul Williams (1998). Rated R.
FEEL:
THE DRUM
The drum is organic
like mothers milk,
Like a whispered
lullaby,
the drum has sung
Loudly, unashamedly
speaking
Of times gone by
And times to come
Bombarding my wall
of pretence
Like popcorn
head butting the pan
Dissolving my mask
like aspirin in water
Expression floods my
creativity dam
Ambushed by the
rhythm
I surrender,
autopilot takes control
Syllables of sound
send
Morse code vibrations
To my hungry soul
I dance like a butterfly,
creating 3D images
On the canvas of life
with
my oil painted feet
Only the dead remain
still
When the Djembe
speaks
by Adisa