Video Find(s) of the Day
Taylor Mali is a former teacher and very successful slam poet. So successful that he now makes his living entirely as a spoken-word and voiceover artist. When I was looking for slam poetry videos today his kept showing up. He's avoids the deadlier mistakes that slam poets often make, the worst of which are the stereotyped sing-song delivery that doesn't adjust for the content, and the excessive self-centered whining. A little self-centered whining is wonderful, but a lot of slam poets go way overboard.
I can directly relate to what he says about teaching, having taught college math, and got the same treatment.
What Teachers Make
The the impotence of proofreading
Totally Like Whatever
About Me
- Dr. Wes Browning
- I have a doctorate in Mathematics from Cornell. I am amused by this. My parents tried to kill me on my 1st birthday. Though I now can't speak it much, and though my parents never could, my first language was Hawaiian, not English. I partially credit an I'iwi for my survival. Hear one on the audio clip at my complete profile. I've been homeless a number of times, for a total of about 4 years. For some of that time I supported myself with the sale of paintings. One of my paintings was chosen for the cover of the premier issue of Real Change, see the links below. Since that first issue in 1994 I have become part of its volunteer editorial committee. I write a regular humor column for the paper, currently titled Adventures in Irony. I serve on the Real Change Board of Directors. I feed the Real Change cat Sid Vicious. Anitra Freeman and I are an item.
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