Spoken Word

One of my favourite things about Literature is it's variety. It can come in so many forms, yet each one of them is powerful and beautiful in it's own right, particularly spoken word poetry.  I have two poets that I can't get enough of:

• Sarah Kay
• George Watsky

Now I don't have a huge amount to say about why I love them so much, only that they've both inspired me in very different ways, and reduced me to a crying wreck on more than one occasion.  Any style of Literature that can do that to a person must be pretty powerful!

So I leave you with these:

Sarah Kay - Ted Talks

George Watsky - Letter to My 16 Year Old Self

I performed Sarah Kay's poem 'B' at my secondary school's verse speaking competition, and although I didn't win, I still enjoyed it because I believed so much in the words I was saying.  I also had the pleasure of seeing Watsky perform this poem live in London earlier this summer, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. Not only is he an amazing performer, but the way he involved the crowd in his performance was just phenomenal. He is truly inspiring.