Rives is one of my favorite spoken word poets. I think it's because he reminds me to feel good about happy things rather than just shitty about bad ones (though I reserve time and space for that cause as well). April is National Poetry Month (and National Dance Month and National Puppetry Month... I am undecided about how I might yet best honor those great occasions. If you see me dancing down the street having pulled the Old Lady and Leo the Lion from my closet, you'll know why – and everyone will think I am crazy. Sounds fun.) So, share poetry we will. And this one's to those of us lucky enough, amidst the crap life can set in our path, to have siblings that make life better than it would have been otherwise.
And because I can't leave you with just one great Rives' performance, here are two of my other favorites: Kite and Sign Language.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
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