Poetry Slam

I would like to talk about the poetry slam last Thursday. First my hats off to everyone who performed, I couldn't muster up the courage to get up there and read one of my own pieces and have that much more respect for everyone who did.
The first poem I would like to talk about is Jess and her toilet poems. I was already familiar with them, however I don't know if I ever heard you read them in class. I enjoyed listening to your obvious sense of humor that went into them and loved seeing the reactions of the crowd members. You had people laughing with your lines starting with " It is not..." than finishing it with "but it..." This technique gave the audience time to think about what you were saying and you could see how people would think about it than understand what part of the bathroom you were talking about and laugh. Great Job.
The next poets I would like to talk about are Craig, and Kevin. Hearing your poems made me regret not being in your groups for workshop. You guys both had incredible sense of humor and a talent for playing around with your words. Craig I enjoyed your poem that referenced the Beatles. I was a huge fan and you were very clever in the way you made the listener think about what Beatles line you were referring to. Kevin, you read your poem perfectly for the message it was portraying. While your girlfriend seemed so evil in her ways, you still did a great job at making the audience laugh and convincing them nothing really is ever her fault.
Lastly I would like to talk about two of the poets who were more intense. I forget the guys name but the poet who had memorized his work also really impressed me. I did not agree with the amount of swear words in his poem, some seemed unnecessary to me, however he read with great passion and it sucked the listener in. It wasn't all about the words of his poem but more about the way he said it. It had an incredible flow almost like a rap and alot of time was obviously spent on it. And, to Welwha I thought she did an amazing job. I had never heard the Tupac poems she read however I did no he was a poet. While she read I almost felt that it could have been Tupac himself up there. She read his work like it was her own and it was very powerful. She had a talent at making specific lines stand out with the tones of her voice. She used different volumes to do this and did not hold back from expressing her self. The poems she picked seemed to be about issues she felt and it was incredible to see her perform at that level.
Thanks, TAd