Kenneth Goldsmith reads poetry at White House Poetry Night
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- čas přidán 11. 05. 2011
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Poet Kenneth Goldsmith recites poetry at the White House Poetry Night. Kenneth Goldsmith, Billy Collins, Rapper Common, Rita Dove and Jill Scott were some of the poets featured.
love his paisley suit!
I like this novelty approach to poetry, he is cutting-edge!
That is creativity :)
Great stuff. Next up at the White House: Judith Butler dances the Second Amendment!
He’s a genius
Good stuff Kenny G!
The guy is brilliant! Extra-ordinary trialog!
Goldsmith writes conceptual poetry - you aren't even supposed to read it, really, it is about the idea and the process - the fact that he is reading traffic in front of the president is fucking hilarious and I'm sure Goldsmith was very aware of how ridiculous that situation must be for Obama who just has to sit there and nod and pretend he is interested. The man is a genius.
Bravo
Thinks conceptual poetry is like the conceptual art in a large Museum with room one; a tin can; room two, two tin cans Etc.
Give me Robert Frost or Schneiderama any day.
Okay PS I kept listening and started laughing at the traffic radio announcer section.
thats right our tax dollars proudly support the arts. part of the past, present and future of our vastly creative civilization.
Cut, copy, paste, the future work of all.
The one and only Kenny G... a true genius who can find the poetry in the banal and mundane chatter of our time.
Recycling what already exist and forms it what's called poetry. His style at least, is boring, but the energy given, through vocal and written pieces, is what gives it substance. In other words, his charisma gave new meaning to an excerpt that would be considered by many, including, dull and uniteresting. For one who was born in the New York light, I don't need to be anymore aware of its chaos than what I'm currently living through.
Goldsmith's energy exhibits his words more than his words should, if that makes sense.
@guyNbluejeans What's awful about it? You should be more concerned about your tax dollars being spent on imperial wars and bailouts for greedy corporations.