I've never heard the language commanded with such importance, necessity, rawness, compassion and understanding as well as righteous indignation. I've been listening for a while now and MN has no idea how lucky it is to have you. I wish I would've known about slam poetry much sooner but I owe it to you ktm. You gave me something I couldn't give myself or any medical professional or loved one. Your life will not be measured by likes or cd's sold, but by the impact on your community and you've made a tremendous impact. The way you combine radicalism with compassion towards your neighbors and family (everyone) I've never heard anything like it. "if your hands are hammers how can you hold a child, how can you change a bandage?" Every 4 bars a catharsis.
"It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living, I want to know what you ache for. It doesn’t interest me how old you are, I want to know if you are willing to risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive. I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine. It doesn’t interest me where you live or how rich you are, I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and be sweet to the ones you love. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and truly like the company you keep in the empty moments of your life." Jon Blais
$10? I think you just gave me something priceless for nothing. And that's pretty damned amazing. Came here after seeing your 'Man Up' video on UpWorthy.
My GOD. Every single one of your videos have moved me in some way and the way you speak is just captivating. I love your work. You're absolutely talented and just incredible, honestly.
Thank you for your poems. Your truth. Your book. Your gift. Thank you for being someone worth studying. Someone who throws sparks with no care in fields of drought. This world needs more light.
Its an amazing amazing poem, giving all you can give for so "little". You are very memorable and it makes me wonder, its been three years are you still taken or single... ;)
You are such a bad ass, You really inspire me to become better with my spoken word. thank you, on behalf of even being an artist. is there anywhere I can buy your spoken word?
docs.google.com/document/d/11gfGJ0gYoTBPT96IArpwdkqXZZKgfDs9U3X-HUr8oZk/edit?usp=sharing Here is the transcript, written out to the best of my abilities.
thanks! Right now, my only stuff for sale is music, and all my poetry stuff is free online. Everything can be found at my home site, which is in the video info above: guante dot info
the guy cuts his finger off so his girlfriend's parents will remember the moment... but fucking youtube won't let him paste the working URL to his website in the comments to his own video... god bless America...
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I've never heard the language commanded with such importance, necessity, rawness, compassion and understanding as well as righteous indignation. I've been listening for a while now and MN has no idea how lucky it is to have you. I wish I would've known about slam poetry much sooner but I owe it to you ktm. You gave me something I couldn't give myself or any medical professional or loved one. Your life will not be measured by likes or cd's sold, but by the impact on your community and you've made a tremendous impact. The way you combine radicalism with compassion towards your neighbors and family (everyone) I've never heard anything like it. "if your hands are hammers how can you hold a child, how can you change a bandage?" Every 4 bars a catharsis.
thank you! that really means a lot.
I wish spoken word poetry and Guante were as popular as rap and hip hop. Imagine how incredible our world would be. :)
"It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living, I want to know what you ache for. It doesn’t interest me how old you are, I want to know if you are willing to risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive. I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine. It doesn’t interest me where you live or how rich you are, I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and be sweet to the ones you love. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and truly like the company you keep in the empty moments of your life."
Jon Blais
$10? I think you just gave me something priceless for nothing. And that's pretty damned amazing.
Came here after seeing your 'Man Up' video on UpWorthy.
My GOD. Every single one of your videos have moved me in some way and the way you speak is just captivating. I love your work. You're absolutely talented and just incredible, honestly.
"I'm an artist. I'm a tortoise without a shell and I have the scars to prove it."
I think the cameramen are very talented. Such beautiful video to a beautiful performance,
Thank you for your poems. Your truth. Your book. Your gift. Thank you for being someone worth studying. Someone who throws sparks with no care in fields of drought. This world needs more light.
So moved by your art. Incredible mission statement. Thank you again, Guante.
Watched this poem more times than I can count
this one gets better every time i hear it!
I've watched so many of your videos and I could not love you more. Your words give me goosebumps. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world.
I am just discovering your poetry and I'm so blown away... Thank you so much!
this guy leaves me breathless
this is like my 8th time watching this video.... LOVE IT STILL. and his slight accent is adorable
Oh my lord... That was beyond incredible!
I was at spoken word a while back ago. Loved your piece. It was pretty impacting and I'm glad I went that week. It was much better than usual.
Its an amazing amazing poem, giving all you can give for so "little". You are very memorable and it makes me wonder, its been three years are you still taken or single... ;)
D'Jreya Boyd thirsty ass nigga
Powerful truth man, escaping that monotony in life is worth so much.
amazing man! I love seeing you in person, and hearing your words!
still in love with this
Ho-ly-shit. That was breathtaking. Utterly phenomenal.
Wow, that game me the chills..
damn . edit: OMG i wasnt expecting this many likes thanks guys
thats deep GUANTE . edit: OMG i wasnt expecting this many likes thanks guys
nice reply . edit: OMG i wasnt expecting this many likes thanks guys
thx . edit: OMG i wasnt expecting this many likes thanks guys
your welcome . edit: OMG i wasnt expecting this many likes thanks guys
bro your insight is amazing
You are such a bad ass, You really inspire me to become better with my spoken word. thank you, on behalf of even being an artist. is there anywhere I can buy your spoken word?
Thank you for your art.
Minneapolis- thanks.
You are a beast!!!
Where you located homie? This is breathtaking.
I am an artist, a turtle without a broken shell and I have the scars to prove it
wow
Sick
docs.google.com/document/d/11gfGJ0gYoTBPT96IArpwdkqXZZKgfDs9U3X-HUr8oZk/edit?usp=sharing
Here is the transcript, written out to the best of my abilities.
whos here in 2019 ;)
not me lol, u loser im in 2020
thanks! Right now, my only stuff for sale is music, and all my poetry stuff is free online. Everything can be found at my home site, which is in the video info above: guante dot info
the guy cuts his finger off so his girlfriend's parents will remember the moment... but fucking youtube won't let him paste the working URL to his website in the comments to his own video... god bless America...
Wow it must be so hard to be a man these days.