Monday's Lecture

Monday's lecture was very interesting, definitely different than what we have had in lecture before.  I have never really heard Spoken Word before, and have never learned about it.  I think it is a really interesting form of expression because although what is being said can be taken ambiguously, depending on the perspective of the listeners, the way it is said and expressed to the audience conveys a certain mood and aura.  I definitely found it more effective when the performers memorized their work rather than read it from the paper.   I really liked the girl who went up and performed about her love, I thought the way she performed was really effective. I really felt her emotion as well as understood what she was talking about.  I liked the idea of the two girls who performed together but I think it could have been delivered a little better.  Beau Sia was pretty exceptional.  I really liked his dedication to his performance and his honesty about his life.  He seems like a really interesting person who would be really fun to hang out with!  I would love to sit down and have a conversations about his views on life and the preparations he takes to perform his spoken word.