I attended Ellis' poetry reading Monday and must say that I was disappointed. I was really impressed and entertained by the videos you showed us in class Monday. I went to the reading expecting what I had seen in the National Poetry Slam videos but left the reading let down. I will give him credit for the risk he takes with his writing and how it is definitely unique, but his style did not take a liking to me. Honestly, I found the performance more of an annoyance. There were many times where I was not even able to understand what he was saying, therefore I could not even grasp the principle of his words. There were a few times where I was able to pick out a few lines, and some were pretty powerful. Overall, his work seemed to choppy with an inconsistent flow of thoughts and rhythm. It did not appeal to me at all.
If I had to choose a favorite, or a few, a couple that stood out to me was the one where he talked of how he played percussion and his 'poetry line' then spoke a poem based on that in mind. Another was "About Time." Both are in his new book, "Skin Ink."
Although I was thoroughly disappointed by this poet, I still am glad I went, believe it or not. I like how this course is exposing me to so many different styles of poetry and writers. I find it really interesting and I am learning so much. I have noticed that I am loving poetry even more than I did when I enrolled into this course! By the way, I really am hoping that we are able to put together a course which will allow us to concentrate on the study of poetry from another country with the opportunity available for us to travel there as well. That would expose even deeper into a subject in which I have such a growing passion for.
I can say with great sincerity, that I am looking forward to future poetry reading held on campus.
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