John Keats’ poetry mixes lush lyricism with social commentary
(02/22/19 7:15am)
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty, — that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.”
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“Beauty is truth, truth beauty, — that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.”
Whenever I find a poem or story I really love, I make my friends read it to me out loud. Poetry, which relies on the cleverest use of language, is an auditory experience as much as it is a written art. I am reminded of this when I listen to slam poetry. Hearing a piece out loud simply makes the writing more immediate and visceral. Slam poetry was started as a way “to breathe life” into poetry, both by re-invigorating the written word with performance and by functioning as a platform for marginalized voices beyond “social, cultural, political and economic barriers” according to Poetry Slam, Inc. Slam is a venue away from the traditional stuffiness of poetry, which is why it makes sense that the most fertile ground for slam is on the Internet. Both slam and YouTube are young, fresh and inviting to younger generations. The YouTube account “Button Poetry” compiles the most promising and innovative slam poets from the most respected competitions into one accessible platform.
Every Sunday at approximately 9 p.m. a group of creative, artistically-minded students meets in Collis Center 301.
To rally, or not to rally — that is the question:
Combining the rhythmic energy of drumming with the emotive power of spoken word, the World Music Percussion Ensemble will play a cross-disciplinary concert inspired by prevalent social issues like racial and gender equality on Wednesday.
