[stylist] Transgender Spoken Word Poem

Sun Apr 13 23:57:30 UTC 2014

Kaden,
I am ashamed to admit it, but I do not watch videos of poets or anything
else because I do not know how to start or stop them, and when it says
start, there is no way to find where to start. So if you send me some, send
the directions to play videos.
Thanks for your interest. And, Yes, I am interested in knowing more about
spoken poems.

Jackie Lee

Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz	 

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Jackie, 

With a spoken word poem, it is intended to be heard, rather than be read.
if you want, I can send you some spoken word videos to give you a sense
of what a spoken word poem is. Spoken word poems can be written, but not
always. 

Kaden 

On 13.04.2014 12:38, Jackie Williams wrote: 

> Kaden, How is a "spoken Word" poem different from a written poem?
> This is a wonderful outflowing from the conversation joined by all some
> weeks ago about the different textures, colors, and shapes of the boxes we
> all inhabit.
> It expresses well your heartbreak and frustration of not being accepted
for
> what you are and always will be. 
> I might suggest that you change the word, "disfiguring" to disfigured to
be
> more in line with the other words.
> Also, for me, the M seems like it should be inside the box instead of
under
> it.
> I do miss the punctuation that might clarify the words for me. Perhaps
that
> is what you mean by a spoken word poem. But I am not there to either see
or
> hear you.
> It is poems like yours that might make a difference with the unaccepting
> population who believe it is always a choice. 
> Jackie Lee
> 
> Time is the school in which we learn.
> Time is the fire in which we burn.
> Elmore Schwartz 
> 
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 11:34 AM
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> Subject: [stylist] Transgender Spoken Word Poem
> 
> Hello all, 
> 
> I have been working on a spoken word poem that I would like to share
> with you all. It's about assumptions of what we see on the surface and
> assuming who they are. 
> 
> Don't Assume 
> 
> By Keitei Colton
> 
> Don't assume who I am
> You see me and assume that I can
> The hurtful words you speak fall onto Deaf ears
> But the words you have have meaning
> They tell me that I am wrong
> Abnormal
> An abomination
> Disfiguring
> Sick
> Perverse
> Not worthy
> You see me and assume that I am white
> What you don't know is that I bleed a rainbow of tears
> For the words I speak, you cannot hear
> The box I shout from is dark inside 
> No matter how much I try,
> I cannot get out of my white box
> The one that is marked with an F
> What words can I use that will make you see
> That I am more than just a white box marked with an F
> I crave for the letter M
> Maybe I am nothing more than just the letter F
> But what you don't see is the letter M beneath the white box
> I try to hide the hurt I feel when you say I can't 
> Who am I?
> Just another white box marked with an F?
> I am much, much more than the white box marked with an F
> I am who I am
> And nothing can change that
> 
> Kaden 
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