Thought you might enjoy these.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Shane-Koyczan-The-Crickets-Have-Arthritis
http://www.videosift.com/video/Shane-Koyczan-We-Are-More-Slam-Poetry

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In reply to this comment by EndAll:
*quality
thanks man,guess we are the only ones who dig poetry in all its forms.i thought this was brilliant also.glad you liked it.

In reply to this comment by EDD:
You're a teacher, right?

I think you'll enjoy this one: http://www.videosift.com/video/What-do-teachers-make
thanks bud!
wish i could do slam poetry and this guy really was fantastic!

Fuck slam poetry.

Also, i have a friend who's immediately attracted to any woman who has strange hair or clothes that looks unkempt regardless of how attractive she is. You just reminded me of him.

Twats like you that get all supercillious over my opinion on something.

If i didn't trust my own opinion, whose opinion should i trust? Would you like to compile a list so that i can do some background reading and decide what my opinions really are?

Fuck slam poetry, fuck you. Mirror analogy and irony duly noted.

In reply to this comment by RhesusMonk:
I do not have the level of bullshit acceptance that Eric has cultivated. Pompous? Look in the fucking mirror, Holmes. Anyone who trusts his own opinion with authority is, by definition, pompous. Aloofness? Like, you mean they don't know that they're performing on a stage? Like, they're just talking to a friend? You watch Rives or Saul Williams and think, "That guy's pretending like he's just talking to me like his friend"? Dude, I get that you don't like poetry, but don't bullshit me with obviously fabricated, after-the-fact reasoning. What is it that you really don't like?

See my profile conversation with eric, i fucking HATE slam poetry.

In reply to this comment by RhesusMonk:
I find it hard to believe you even gave this one a real go.

In reply to this comment by dannym3141:
Fuck slam poetry.

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I truly appreciate it.

In reply to this comment by dannym3141:
Totally reasonable question. I hate the aloofness and pomposity of the whole thing. Which regularly turns out to be a pretty flacid attempt at 'slamming' anything. I hate the term "slam poetry" too. There's something about that combination of words and what it refers to that makes me feel violent towards inanimate objects.

There's also something about the type of person that is drawn to write/perform "slam poetry" that turn my stomach. All of them i've seen so far remind me of the little skinny people that study philosophy and cultivate whispy little beards and put rediculous looking berets on their heads, and aim to talk over the heads of anyone that doesn't look, think and dress like they do.

People like darius daneche(sp) from the first series of pop idol (uk).

I'd rate it as one of the lowest forms of wit.

In reply to this comment by eric3579:
What is it about slam poetry you dislike so much? I'm just curious.

In reply to this comment by dannym3141:
Fuck slam poetry.

Totally reasonable question. I hate the aloofness and pomposity of the whole thing. Which regularly turns out to be a pretty flacid attempt at 'slamming' anything. I hate the term "slam poetry" too. There's something about that combination of words and what it refers to that makes me feel violent towards inanimate objects.

There's also something about the type of person that is drawn to write/perform "slam poetry" that turn my stomach. All of them i've seen so far remind me of the little skinny people that study philosophy and cultivate whispy little beards and put rediculous looking berets on their heads, and aim to talk over the heads of anyone that doesn't look, think and dress like they do.

People like darius daneche(sp) from the first series of pop idol (uk).

I'd rate it as one of the lowest forms of wit.

In reply to this comment by eric3579:
What is it about slam poetry you dislike so much? I'm just curious.

In reply to this comment by dannym3141:
Fuck slam poetry.

What is it about slam poetry you dislike so much? I'm just curious.

In reply to this comment by dannym3141:
Fuck slam poetry.

Fuck slam poetry.

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God damn it but i hate slam poetry so fucking much

It's such a terrible Arnie it progresses into some kind of beatnik slam poetry by the middle.

EDIT: Nevermind, it actually does. Those drums in the background... Brilliant!