Favorite, though-provoking, or inspirational slam poetry performance?

March 13, 2010 5:29 PM

What's are some of your favorite slam poetry performances?

Saw something inspirational, something changed the way you thought, or made you go "wow"? Post it here.
Some of my favorties include:
Tommy Bottoms's "Basic Economics"
Shannon Matesky's "My Space"
Gabrille Bouliane's "Don't You Dare Waste Your Fucking Time"

posted by meta.mark to Media & Arts (11 answers total)

I'm not sure if I'd call it inspirational or life-changing, but I saw this guy at a live taping and it was totally entertaining: George Watsky "V is for Virgin".
posted by rachaelfaith at 5:38 PM on March 13, 2010

Probably not the best ever, but certainly popular: Taylor Mali's What Teachers Make
posted by chrisamiller at 6:24 PM on March 13, 2010

I like Saul Williams
posted by a womble is an active kind of sloth at 6:36 PM on March 13, 2010 [1 favorite]

I love Rives, especially this one.
posted by kylej at 7:24 PM on March 13, 2010

My favorite of all time: "Say Yes" by Andrea Gibson. Saul Williams is also amazing (love "Black Stacey").
posted by anya32 at 7:51 PM on March 13, 2010 [1 favorite]

"Typography" by Taylor Mali

"Shake the Dust" by Anis Mojgani (third poem in the video)

Not sure of the title by Anis Mojgani

"Hell Naw" by Jon Goode (he comes in 45 seconds)

"Boggle" by Jon Goode

Don't know the title by Jon Goode

My favorite ever is probably Phil Aulie's "Hot Sauce" but I can't seem to find a video of it.
posted by Nattie at 7:57 PM on March 13, 2010

The dude at the Vancouver Olympic opening ceremonies
posted by gillianr at 11:02 PM on March 13, 2010

Ernie Cline goes for the laughs so it's basically like stand-up, but pretty well-known and good stuff for all that. Did it change my life or inspire me? Probably not, but I lol'd and still do, which is good enough for me. Sample tracks available about 2/5 of the way down that page.
posted by BrokenEnglish at 5:45 AM on March 14, 2010

"PhD In Him" Vanessa Hidary
posted by Obscure Reference at 11:42 AM on March 14, 2010

Response by poster: Thanks for everyone's input. Those were all very good suggestions, especially Taylor Mali's "Conviction."
posted by meta.mark at 5:34 PM on March 15, 2010

Mother by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz - This one makes me tear up every time.

Sex Goddess of the Western Hemisphere by Maggie Estep
posted by Eshkol at 11:25 AM on March 16, 2010 [1 favorite]