It’s traditional in Ireland to give chocolate selection boxes at Christmas, with a variety of different treats inside. I can’t share chocolate with you over the internet, so I’ve put together a different kind of selection box for you, full of different kinds of Christmas treats from different kinds of people. Enjoy!
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The Test // A Spoken Word Poem
There will always be the haters
The biters in the back
The baiters
The ones who only talk and never listen
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truth is never lost // a spoken word poem
The night before Christmas 2020 (a spoken word poem)
This year is different. We all feel the tension between it and our holiday celebrations. That’s what this spoken word poem is about:
the ruins of the future // spoken word poetry
I’ve always loved poetry as a medium, always felt that somehow the structure and rhythm of it helps me feel the impact of the meaning of the words more deeply. Maybe that’s why there is so much poetry in the Bible. This year I’ve enjoyed trying out the added layer of doing poetry as spoken word. It’s obviously homemade, but here’s my attempt at capturing a few thoughts about legacy:
I’m in your screen // a spoken word poem
INSIDE // spoken word poetry // lockdown 2020
I was challenged by a young man recently to write a poem about the current situation. I love the medium of spoken word poetry, so I decided to take this opportunity to give it a try. Here’s the result (The reason it looks homemade is because it is homemade):
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