| Money by Poetri on Def Poetry Jam (First season) |
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My very first time on HBO DEF POETRY JAM. It
all begins here. From here, San Fran...then
New York and Broadway...then Tony Award and
two years of international/national touring
with the company. Yay. It was the most
exciting time in my life...and it all began
with this poem.
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| Graffiti Verite' 7 RANDOM URBAN STATIC - Poetri |
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GV7 RANDOM URBAN STATIC: The Iridescent
Equations of SPOKEN WORD is the 7th
instalment in the multi award-winning
Graffiti Verite' Documentary Series directed
by Bob Bryan. For more info on the series go
to:
www.graffitiverite.com
BWP PRESS, Los Angeles, CA.....Filmmaker Bob
Bryan has proudly unveiled his seventh
powerful installment in his multi
award-winning Graffiti Verite' Documentary
Series entitled GV7 RANDOM URBAN STATIC: The
Iridescent Equations of SPOKEN WORD. He is
releasing two (2) versions:
An Unofficially Rated " G " Version for
General Audiences, Schools and Libraries and
the Original Unedited Version for those who
do not mind some "raw street vernacular."
Both versions will have a Running time of two
(2) hours.
Released under his BRYAN WORLD PRODUCTIONS,
LLC. indie label, GV7 returns to the
enigmatic world of Poetry. This time around
he retrieves the perspectives of fifteen (15)
uniquely talented poets involved in the world
of SPOKEN WORD. From Grand-Slam Champions to
Open-Mic Veterans, GV7 crosses all
philosophical, racial, and social lines
becoming the quintinessial SPOKEN WORD
documentary.
Bob Bryans' last documentary GV6 THE ODYSSEY
explored the point of views of 31
contemporary Literary Page Poets and de facto
became AMERICA'S Number # 1 Indie Produced
Poetry Documentary. Bob is very, very
confident that poetic magic will strike again
with GV7 his brand new feature-length foray
into the uncompromising world of SPOKEN
WORD.
"GV6 THE ODYSSEY deals with those Poets who
write words for the page, while GV7 RANDOM
URBAN STATIC probes the reality of those
Poets that write for the stage. SPOKEN WORD
has really connected with todays' youth,
principally because the poetric artform
speaks intimately to their love for
performance art, suppressed passions,
subjective psycho / social issues and the
cultural attitudes concerning the world in
which they live. Poetry is an invaluable tool
that helps them to unravel, clarify,
articulate & document their experiences. Of
course Hip-hop has allot to do with the
flavoring of this SPOKEN WORD communication
paradigm."
"I was thrilled to be able to get the Poets
to decode and discuss their intimate hopes &
desires, as well as their deeply personal
disappointments and frustrations with the
current state of hip-hop. Not all the poets
shared a deep abiding love for hip-hop in its
current incarnation. Many of the Poets feel
that Hip-hop has within it's grasp the
potential to be a positive catalyst for
massive personal & social change. They feel
unfortunately that its potential has been
severely underdeveloped and in some cases
perversely denigrated by some of its
commercial practitioners."
"But at the same time other poets in GV7
openly discuss issues of date-rape, the
courage to be an artist, the psychological
repression of women, How Hip-hop can help or
Hurt, HIV-AIDS & homosexuality, image vs.
reality, obsessions, race-consciousness,
anorexia, self-love, the high-jacking of
black mens' masculinity & vunerability,
disappointment with God, insanity,
self-loathing, inspiration and salvation.
Noone can say these poets tread lightly or
try to avoid issues that we all, in some way
or another grapple with. It's what makes
this expression so relative, " says
Filmmaker Bob Bryan.
Sure, the dialogue can be ruff,
confrontational and passionate; but their
intentions are real. These artists are
desperate to get through to you!
"Your voice is your power; don't ever let
anyone take away your voice." --Two Time
Grand Slam Champion Bridget Gray
"If you don't cut deep...you don't make a
difference." --Mollie Angelheart, Co - Los
Angeles Slam Champion
"What you say, may just save my life."
--Two Time Grand Slam Champion Poet Sekou
(tha misfit)
SPOKEN WORD POETRY is a commitment movement
with vast transformational possibilities
between the poet, the audience and the
unrealized future.
"Black men's strength & redemption lies in
their vulnerability." --Tim'm. T. West, Poet,
Author, Educator
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