Kate Hao - In Which Every Poem that I Write Becomes a Poem About My Body
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Kate Hao, performing at the 2016 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational.
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"I'm not sure anyone has ever seen me in plain sight" ... wow.
my absolute favorite line, it's so heartbreaking
That line reminded me so much of Lady Lazarus by Plath.
I took this to mean she has issue separating her mind from her body, that every thought and effort she makes revolves around her appearance even though she tries hard not to. I related to this on so many levels.
I think her issues is that she separates them
Paris Noel wdym
@@iminhell1023 Listen to the beginning. I think the same thing. She doesn't feel as if her body is her own.
"My body occupies more space than in deserves and knows it." Hit me right in the guts.
after I've thought about this for a bit I think the poem (or at least to me) is about how much your body holds you back. it's not the right size or shape or color or gender etc. there's a million things people will judge you for. in a sea of sexism, standards, racism etc. our bodies hold us back. sometimes they feel like a weight we don't want to bear. and when she tries to write about what's on her mind, she can only write about her body. because it seems like the biggest burden she has. it's hard to be free with this body. it's hard to not be made to feel like your body is all that matters, instead of who you truly are aside from the physical appearance you happen to have.
and you know this is just my interpretation after a first listen and some thought. I may change my interpretation later. in fact I think this poem is so interesting and beautiful that I'm probably going to rewatch it a few times and try and decipher every line. I just think it's beautiful
This is such a good interpretation
This was so freaking real. The amount of emotion in her delivery was so genuine, absolutely beautiful.
I'm telling niggas got me fuck up
Someone must mistake the dislike button for the dis I like button. This poem is absolutely breathtaking. I feel so very moved, I was even cheering at the end myself. Wow.
or maybe they just didnt like it
I love how this can be interpreted in quite a few ways.
I don't know what she exactly meant - her own self-hate or someone abusing her... but I love it because there is so much pain in every single word and it's beautiful at the same time
i think the beauty of this poem is precisely the infinite number of interpretations it may have.. it also makes it so relatable that really anyone can truly connect with her
+ilsetiscareno yes that's right :)
This is so beautiful, authentic, and raw. I've rarely seen such a poem that occupies such a space of self-critique and self-love. Fantastic job!
I love slam poetry because you always know when the poet means it, when they put in the right emotion. you could tell she means every word of this & its absolutely beautiful. I wish I could write as good poetry.
Something about how her voice trembles and how she fumbles with her hands throughout the poem adds to its beauty?
For me I feel like it's about feeling as if your body doesn't belong to you and that it is almost against you. beautifully written. You can see each word reflecting in her performance and how her body language mimics her relationship with her body
I think one of the reasons this is an incredible poem is because of how many ways it can be interpreted. But personally. To me I think it's about mental detachment during depression. For the longest time I've felt so distant from the 'drivers seat' of my life. My eyesight feels more like a movie instead of in my control. Like my body isnt quite mine. So many times I've begged to die and for my heart to just stop beating. But my selfish body and doesn't seem to want to let go of its abusive relationship with life. Yeah. I can relate.
She is such a beautiful: soul, human, poet, performer, just... She's so good.
Kate's presentation is so overwhelmingly breathtaking, I am so deeply captivated by her words and the way she says them
Her mind is pure. Amazing poem!!
how can people put feelings into words so well, it's amazing
this sounds like it could be about depression and dissasociation but also there was a part that sounded a lot like purging so eating disorder ? probably
i instantly thought eating disorder!! anyways, whatever she meant this is brilliant, & so beautiful
I...
This left me speechless...
Just...
Wow....
i want more by her i like her poems
I frigging love her delivery.
Perhaps this poem details how Freeman feels people regard her body. She feels that people think of her body before her, ('never seen me in plain sight'), and how they disregard her despite her mind and soul('always trekking mud'). They see her body as dirty, even tough her mind is a separate entity and is not. Towards the end of the poem, Freeman begins to feel this view of her body taking her over, whereas she used to feel separate from this view of her; her body is only in bed with her, and now it has become a part of her, in her mouth. She is just her body.
As some one who struggles with BDD this put me in tears
"Attempts to outrun what has already caught me" deep
CANT GET OVER HOW GOOD THIS IS
This poem is a masterpiece. I can't get over how good it is.
she beautiful inside and out
The imagery in this is absolutely beautiful
"I'm not sure anyone has ever seen me in plain sight", hit so fucking hard
She's beautiful
makes me cry every time
THIS WAS CRAZY GOOD. I got so many chills. Incredible.
Proud to know her
Joya Bhattacharyya what's her insta?
"of course, all my words sound like attempts to outrun what had already caught me" that hits hard
Thank you.
dear button, please have a book... 😭
CHILLS 💓
absolutely amazing breathtaking poem! love it!
Delivery was amazing
I cried so fucking much.
I relate to this one so much. I'm actually crying
Thank you. I finally cried.
So many chills Great job
My god, this was... phenomenal...
I felt this on a spiritual level
Beautiful
Beautiful poem!
Incredible
I honestly want to know if the poem is about how the body as a women has so much more impact on the outside world than her mind or whether she has body issues and she see her body as some selfish think and can't stop taking up her attention because she see it as something wrong
obviously in a personal context. there was no indication of a feminine body, just hers.and the tone is as personal as it gets.
i think the beauty of this poem is precisely the infinite number of interpretations it may have.. it also makes it so relatable that really anyone can truly connect with her
This was amazing, the piece aligned words that spoke with such raw emotion, but I also wonder where you got your shirt, cause I would like one
wow this is amazing.
soo beautiful. I love the imagery.
Hurt people hurt people.
I see it now , my family could be the best example.
My mom lashes out on both us and hurts us
My dad used to do that to her sometimes, sometimes me.
My sister, she is small , a teenager driven by hormones.
She gets hurt , angry ,happy easily.
Me , I cry .I am filled with emptiness and nothing is silent . Loud voices run through my head , and some come out and ouch they must have hurt them , the way they do to me. I'm sorry for the mess I'm, I swear I'm trying but don't mock me down , laugh at me when I struggle to breathe ,
Don't shut me down when I try to open up don't bid me a goodbye when I struggle to tell you I want you by my side
Is this about depersonalisation?? Dodie Clark recently made a video on that topic where I first heard about it, so I'm just wondering. Lovely poem :)
she's so pretty
This was amazing
This one hit me hard. Holy smoke.
Dissociating is very scary and I'm sorry you go through that
She is so pretty
She is beautiful
fucking beautiful and amazing, i felt everything so great
i am sorry but she is so pretty oh my god.
Damn. That hits hard.
The poem is about her taking advantage of things she has, and she feels she doesn't deserve it.
Wowwwww
I think this poem is about her being so sensitive and thinking that so many people hated her (&her body) that she began to hate it too (her body).
But i may be wrong. ?
She is beautiful.
i think u missed the point of the poem
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I think this poem (at least for me) is about how her body is actually her demon and that it has completely taken over her being the dominant hence her body is her demon? What do you think?
my instinct says eating disorder, even considered racism in 2nd thought
i think the beauty of this poem is precisely the infinite number of interpretations it may have.. it also makes it so relatable that really anyone can truly connect with her
How do you get on button poetry
Dayum, I can't concentrate on the poem because the people in the back are just too hilarious... :D Mmhhhh
good job
What's up with the snapping and mm I've seen it on other videos
it's how the audience praises like instead of clapping they snap or hum it's less disruptive
Shes actually so pretty though...
(Poem was amazing, don't get me wrong)
Didn't fully understand this poem any explanations??
she's beautiful tbh
Is she using her body as a metaphor for something??
I think she is using "body" as a metaphor for someone who is sexually abusing her, but I'm not 100% sure. That's just my interpretation.
i interprete this is about an eating disorder.. i think the beauty of this poem is precisely the infinite number of interpretations it may have; it also makes it so relatable that really anyone can truly connect with her
I don't get it???!?!?!
she's saying how her mind and her body are two different parts of her, that her body controls everything she does and her decisions. this is just how I interpret it but I'm sure there are many more interpretations 🤗
personally I think that she feels trapped in her body as she is judged and is led forward by how she and others perceive her body. How she feels held down by how her body dictates her life. 💞
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+Sarah Potter exactly. but I don't really understand the part about her body drinking milk or something like that
+Lea Patel the thing is though, isn't it the mind that controls the body?
Some decent lines in this poem.
I dont understand😭
i thought eating disorders, or maybe racism
i think the beauty of this poem is precisely the infinite number of interpretations it may have.. it also makes it so relatable that really anyone can truly connect with her
I'm sorry, but I don't understand.
I can't relate, any body explain.
She writes poems about her body because she is uncomfortable with it. Self esteem issues put to test with media, etc.
It kind of seem like she was talking about rape
+Helpfulreality yeah that's shy I thought she didn't want her body
i took it as meaning that she doesn't feel like people see the real her..they just see her body instead of the soul living within it
Wat😑
is " her body" actually her rapist / bf???
i felt she is talking about eating disorders, or maybe even racism
i think the beauty of this poem is precisely the infinite number of interpretations it may have.. it also makes it so relatable that really anyone can truly connect with her