This is my first blog post on this website, so it'll probably serve as some introduction to all this. Hopefully this blogging platform will allow me to share more personal views and feelings towards the featured poetry. Where did it all start? In 2012 (if I remember right), I first saw the art of spoken word poetry in Sarah Kay's 2011 TED Talk, which I had chanced upon on YouTube. I remember watching wide-eyed, fascinated by this art form I had never seen before, in awe of Sarah's beautiful way with words. I re-watched that video many times, falling in love with the poems 'B' and 'Hiroshima'.
It's 2016 now, and I've watched most of Sarah and Phil's performances on YouTube. Quite recently, I created this website to document their work and follow their journey. What I love best about spoken word is how the stories being told come across so genuinely, with the use of the right expression, gestures, etc. It's about that immediate connection that Sarah Kay once spoke about. And now I'm inspired to create my own poetry and share my own stories, to try to share and connect with others in this way. I'll end this post off with a quote from Sarah in her poem Hiroshima: "But in that instant, I get to share your present. And you, you get to share mine. And that is the greatest present of all."
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