“Education is the miracle. I’m just the worker. I’m a teacher. And that’s what we do.”
Slam Poetry
Fatherhood. By Any Means. Necessary.
“This is a man’s work. And I don’t care how you get it done. Fatherhood.” We dare you to listen through to the last line of this spoken word poem and not get the chills.
Video: When Worlds Collide – Comedian Silences Room With Heartbreaking Honesty
Comedian Anthony Griffith got up on stage at the Aspen Comedy Arts Festival and silenced the room… but it wasn’t an awkward silence.
25 Ways to Redefine the Phrase ‘Man Up’
Carlos Andrés Gómez is on a mission to reclaim the phrase “man up” to reflect all the best things about masculinity today.
Dave Harris – “Black Boyfriend”
Dave Harris addresses a father’s “worst nightmare.”
“Lessons From My Father Before My Birth”
The origin of his family name, steeped in struggle, blood and triumph, inspires Joshua Nguyen.
Video: Men Are Trained To Think of Each Other as Animals
Men and boys worldwide are caught in cycles and storms that leave us speaking to one another in a language of violence.
Remember How We Forgot: Shane Koyczan and Hannah Epperson [Video]
Our story starts: We were here.
“What Teachers Make” by Slam Poet and Education Advocate Taylor Mali
Taylor Mali answers back.
Video: “3 AM” – Slam Poetry About Modern Manhood
Carlos Andrés Gómez and Adam Falkner’s poem about the swirling messages about violence and sexuality in modern manhood.
Click: Slam Poet Marshall Davis Jones Performs ‘Touchscreen’
Marshall is worth watching not just for the idea behind his poem, but for the wonderful wordplay throughout.
Guante: A Visit From the PC Police
Let’s reframe the idea of political correctness to be less about censorship and more about choosing to not use needlessly hurtful language.
Slam Poetry: I Want to Be a Better Man… But I Wait
Slam poetry by Carlos Andrés Gómez and Jeanann Verlee explores the complications modern couples experience as a generation who grew up surrounded mostly by divorced families.
Pretty [Slam Poetry Video]
Katie Makkai, a veteran poetry slammer defines the word “pretty”.
10 Responses to the Phrase ‘Man Up’
A spoken word poem by 2-time National Poetry Slam champion, activist and social justice educator Guante.
Occupy Their Minds
“Feel free to raise your voice, and keep a riot in your heart.”