[stylist] Transgender Spoken Word Poem

Wed Apr 16 16:30:12 UTC 2014

Is it Kaden or Kaitei?
Thanks for the attachment. I will be interested in both the format of this kind of poetry, and using Bridgit's instruction for listening to a video.
Thanks so much for your time in expediting this.

Jackie Lee

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

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Sorry, I forgot to attach the file. So, here is the email with the file.

On 14.04.2014 17:50, kec92 at ourlink.net wrote: 

> Jackie, 
> 
> There is an accessible youtube that you can use. It works with JAWS and
> it is pretty good. I am attaching a list of links that go to spoken work
> poetry. 
> 
> Kaden 
> 
> On 13.04.2014 17:57, Jackie Williams wrote:
> 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 -----Original Message----- From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of kec92 at ourlink.netSent:Sunday, April 13, 2014 3:50 PM To: Writer's Division Mailing List Subject: Re: [stylist] Transgender Spoken Word Poem 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 Wo
 rd" 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 -----Original Message----- From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of kec92 at ourlink.net Sent: Wedn
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April 09, 2014 11:34 AM To: stylist at nfbnet.org 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 word

 s 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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