@ElBandito47 Glad you enjoyed Jeanann. If you look back through speakeasynyc, there are others of her there. Also check out urbana poetry slam where she is also represented.
I think she talking about what it means to be married and to be the second hand of revolutionaries like Dr Martin Luther King and Jesus and Gandhi, how the women aren't just behind them but a mending force that makes them the men they are and how when they broken by the revolution the women continue the fight.
can anyone explain 8: "when you find him in his room, thrashing the sheets, pressing his palms into the wall, howling. his face, a river. close the door. this is how he makes wine" i'm sorry i'm not great at this
sorry for the late reply. I think it's just, an artist makes his art(wine) from pure emotion. So you shouldn't comfort him, because then he loses his magic
I would add that, just like she's drawing the entire analogy from the figures of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene, the wine ties into it as the miracle of turning water into wine and the catholic image of the wine used on the Eucharist as the Blood of Christ, that he shed at the Cross when he sacrificed himself for the salvation of humanity, yadda yadda. To me it suggests that his suffering is viewed as necessary to produce the wine, which is a symbol of the redemption he brings as a prophet, and that this redemption is more important than the two of them -so she can't interrupt him when he is hurting, she can only heal him and care for him when it's over. I think it's obviously not intended to be taken seriously in a religious sense but the symbology makes it all the more powerful. She has also used the Eucharist as a metaphor in Communion (what with the repetitions of "body, body, body..." and then the wafer on the tonge), so I don't think I'm reading too much into it.
I mean, poetry is up for interpetation, but it's obviously a Jesus/Mary Magdalene metaphor. I have a pretty personal connection to this poem, so my own interpretation is about people (men especially, in this case) who go and change the world on the strength of their voice but told from the woman who stood beside him. It's hard to love someone who gives himself to everyone. You don't have the stable home life other families have because that's the price we pay for greatness. Prophet here is just used to describe anyone who strives for or achieves greatness and the wreckage they can leave in their wake. But again - it's poetry. However it speaks to you is what matters.
Now that's how you deliver! Such control and powerful without being too loud. The writing was just fantastic. The allegory was beyond amazing.
12. You were made for this.
I always come back to watch this, over and over again. i have to
Absolutely phenomenal. I could listen to this over and over and the chills always find their way back to my spine.
Gosh this brought tears. She wrote the poem i couldnt about this guy ive dated. Just amazing
@ElBandito47
Glad you enjoyed Jeanann. If you look back through speakeasynyc, there are others of her there. Also check out urbana poetry slam where she is also represented.
All these later and man so good
jeanann gives me strength to live.
I love how the cadence of this piece is similar to "unsolicited advice," otherwise known as one of my favorite slam poems ever.
This woman is my hero.
She has a way with words. It's beautiful.
That was incredible. Her voice belongs to old movies. Her words are so powerful.
WOW, just wow! She is simply amazing.
Jeanann you are brilliant!!
"This is how he makes wine." That image, man.
I feel the same way at many open mic events and at the only slam I've ever been to.
Remember the night he loved you.
beautiful
Powerful and clear. 👏🏻
Brilliant!
i know this is really late but could someone explain the deeper metaphors? I'm sorry I'm a bit slow
I think she talking about what it means to be married and to be the second hand of revolutionaries like Dr Martin Luther King and Jesus and Gandhi, how the women aren't just behind them but a mending force that makes them the men they are and how when they broken by the revolution the women continue the fight.
Wooowwww
dang...
can anyone explain 8: "when you find him in his room, thrashing the sheets, pressing his palms into the wall, howling. his face, a river. close the door. this is how he makes wine" i'm sorry i'm not great at this
sorry for the late reply. I think it's just, an artist makes his art(wine) from pure emotion. So you shouldn't comfort him, because then he loses his magic
ooooh that makes a lot more sense, thanks man
I would add that, just like she's drawing the entire analogy from the figures of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene, the wine ties into it as the miracle of turning water into wine and the catholic image of the wine used on the Eucharist as the Blood of Christ, that he shed at the Cross when he sacrificed himself for the salvation of humanity, yadda yadda. To me it suggests that his suffering is viewed as necessary to produce the wine, which is a symbol of the redemption he brings as a prophet, and that this redemption is more important than the two of them -so she can't interrupt him when he is hurting, she can only heal him and care for him when it's over. I think it's obviously not intended to be taken seriously in a religious sense but the symbology makes it all the more powerful.
She has also used the Eucharist as a metaphor in Communion (what with the repetitions of "body, body, body..." and then the wafer on the tonge), so I don't think I'm reading too much into it.
"do not doubt your thinking fingertips"
close the door
this is how he makes wine
I .....could really do with some context.
Like is this based on a work of fiction where there are actual prophets or something?
Seriously??
+Laura kp
Real cult leaders then?
I guessed differently because this is definitely not how one should handle meeting a crazed cult leader.
I mean, poetry is up for interpetation, but it's obviously a Jesus/Mary Magdalene metaphor. I have a pretty personal connection to this poem, so my own interpretation is about people (men especially, in this case) who go and change the world on the strength of their voice but told from the woman who stood beside him. It's hard to love someone who gives himself to everyone. You don't have the stable home life other families have because that's the price we pay for greatness. Prophet here is just used to describe anyone who strives for or achieves greatness and the wreckage they can leave in their wake. But again - it's poetry. However it speaks to you is what matters.
i don't understand it
oh okay. Yeah the clapping during the poem makes it hard to hear
the clapping at the end? What's wrong with that?
immactulate performance
I find the crowd a little...ooveerr enthusiastic..a bit off putting.