Hanif Abdurraqib - Dig Those Sunsets, Pony
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
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Hanif Abdurraqib, performing at IWPS 2014 in Phoenix, AZ.
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"What has the sky ever done to you that a lover has not?"
Absolutely beautiful.
Genevieve Williams i dont get it 😞
to me
the sky will swallow you, carry you. in flight, in time. we, as objects of gravity, are directly afflicted by the magnetism radiating from this reflective, illusive, infinite creature. our lovers, if were lucky, can hold us like this.
Thalia Morales oh wow i understand now, it makes sense with your description (had to watch it again)
I love this. I always appreciate intelligent spoken word that decidedly does not dumb itself down in order to be understood.
"So maybe I don't fear the sky, maybe I fear the alone my body will feel when the sky decides to let me go."I really love this entire poem, but this part hit me hard. Because most people aren't afraid of love, but of loss.
STILL MY FAVORITE SLAM POEM
I think I just found a new favorite poet....
This poem is made up of a bunch of tangent ideas. All of the lines stand strongly on their own, he has a way of weaving them together to make such an eloquently cohesive piece.
Just fuckin' beautiful, there's something about this. I'm in love.
the title caught my eye! if anyone has read the outsiders, ponyboy is a character, and he is always told by one of his older mates "dig those sunsets, pony". strong poem nevertheless! enjoyed it
Came here after listening to "Akhets Theme" from GRiZ's Chasing The Golden Hour Part 2 Sample.
this hits me so fucking hard...years later.
excellent flow...unlike what has become generic for spoken word. something new, fresh with a different way of conveyance. i love it. really inspiring
i come back to this oftenC almost a decade later. i can’t exactly explain what it means to me, but it’s a lot.
This piece sliced off the pieces of me that we're making me feel mundan. This piece spoke with a clear and reverberating voice
He has a very interesting diction style. Its quite unique and I love it.
This is one of my favourites. He has such a wonderful writing and delivery style.
This.....Took me so many places.
Finally, a poem on this channel that is made by someone that is happy.
and such Magnificent is HE!
Hanif's got the flow! I like this man
stay gold pony!
Thus is amazing I watched it over and over , can't get enough of it !!
Thank you Griz for bringing me here
Still my most favorite. So much to be gleaned.
Wow, I loved this. I will continue to love this. So much of this was just so beautifully written and then magnificently performed.
I wandered with the story like he was sitting across the room. Magnificent.
"From up here we all have such amazing bones"
(might has well have just posted the entirety of the poem..)
This is so beautiful. Why dods this not have more views and loving compliments?
this the perfect poem of 2014 for me..
Jesus Christ, this man is magnificence.
WONDERFUL!! Loved the words and the wording!
Grats on 4th!
stay gold pony
wow absolutely love this on akhet's theme by griz
He ATE this!
What great poem !!!
My favorite poem by him ❤
beautiful!
Still my favorite
This makes me want to sit with you and talk for hours. ❤️
Enjoyed it !
Love it!
Stay gold!
Amazing.
Damn
Does anyone know if this poem is in his book The Crown That Ain't Worth Much?
word
holy guac
Am I the only one that feels like this poem is about racism? I'm genuinely curious if I'm the only one who interpreted this poem this way because I'm not seeing any comments about this point of view. (+)
There's an element of it, but it's just a part of a larger sum. This is a story about a man coming to grip with his own fear of living and experiencing the potential dangers that may include. He is being consoled to overcome these fears.
There's a slight element, but Love is the bigger picture.
Is this about the outsiders book?
When I read the title I thought of ponyboy from the outsider
im sorry but i dont understand this at all. can someone explain.
Look like 8 comments below, hope it makes sense.
SOMEONE GIVE ME THE LYRICS TO THIS
www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/nirvana/heartshapedbox112586.html
Its Heart Shaped Box by Nirvana.
I'm confused by the last line, can some help me out?
Im not sure, because is not my main language, but im gonna try.
"I feel "the moment" when the sky decides to let me go"
"From up here, everything pure in white is magnificent and unbreakable; and holy, from up here, we all have such amazing bones"
(Everything pure in white (clouds that hang, maybe the crystal), we all have such amazing bones(white))= It doesn't matter from which hight you fall or how hard, you can overcome it, anyone can.
I fear the moment****** Fear*
"From up here we all have such amazing bones" I believe he means , bones as in sex . So don't fear a "lover" or the sky letting you go because the bones are such a beautiful thing to experience . Is what I interpreted .
It's open for the readers interpretation, but i related that line to flight/love. The woman in the poem compares love to flight, "What has the sky ever done to you,
that a lover has not?
Have you not been recklessly carried?"
Have you not given up control to trust something with wings?"
So, he's afraid of flying or the act of surrendering to someone only to be let go. The last line , mentioning "Amazing bones" and everyone having them. Birds have hollow bones that allow flight, human beings don't have hollow bones but we have Love, and in a way love gives you flight. Also, it could signify that flight in a plane is the closest you will ever be to actually flying besides The act of Love.
Gemini Peterson Really love your interpretation.
I think this poem has to do with his sexuality. Maybe a gay man embracing his homosexuality despite being raised in a seemingly conservative christian household. or maybe his struggles with it.