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What It's Like to Perform Spoken Word Poetry
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Anthony Febo--AKA "Febo"--brings poetry to life as a spoken word artist. He describes spoken word poetry as "poetry written with the intention to perform"--and his performances are deeply personal, emotional, and rich, with touches of signature humor. (He performs two amazing pieces in this episode.) Febo is not only an artist; he is also a teacher--so listeners get to be students, learning how to write and perform spoken word poems. Febo encourages his students to end their poems with hope--he always seeks to choose joy in the face of what is trying to break you.
There are also fun tidbits about Lin Manuel Miranda (Febo is a huge fan), rap, hip hop, and much more.
Poetry has never been so much fun.
In this episode:
- When he started writing in 7th grade (02:42)
- Febo's definition of spoken word poetry (05:01)
- Intersections among hip hop, rap, and spoken word (07:14)
- Febo performs one poem, "Tonight I'm Cooking" (10:27)
- Themes in his work (13:33)
- His process of working--and how/why it evolves (17:26)
- Febo's experience of performing on-stage (20:47)
- What teenagers learn from writing and performing (25:44)
- Writing a spoken word poem (32:20)
- Febo performs a second poem, "Luna's First Birthday Party" (38:42)
Want to know more about Febo?
- Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adobofishsauce/ and https://www.instagram.com/thisisfebo/
- Find him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthony.febo/
- Tweet him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisfebo (note: Febo's Diaper Haikus are posted on his Twitter account!)
Want to know more about the podcast What It's Like To... ?
- Sign up to be on our Insiders' List to receive our newsletters and insiders' information! Go to whatitsliketo.net (sign-ups are at the bottom of the page)
- Follow us on social media:
84 episodes
Manage episode 349055959 series 2991391
Anthony Febo--AKA "Febo"--brings poetry to life as a spoken word artist. He describes spoken word poetry as "poetry written with the intention to perform"--and his performances are deeply personal, emotional, and rich, with touches of signature humor. (He performs two amazing pieces in this episode.) Febo is not only an artist; he is also a teacher--so listeners get to be students, learning how to write and perform spoken word poems. Febo encourages his students to end their poems with hope--he always seeks to choose joy in the face of what is trying to break you.
There are also fun tidbits about Lin Manuel Miranda (Febo is a huge fan), rap, hip hop, and much more.
Poetry has never been so much fun.
In this episode:
- When he started writing in 7th grade (02:42)
- Febo's definition of spoken word poetry (05:01)
- Intersections among hip hop, rap, and spoken word (07:14)
- Febo performs one poem, "Tonight I'm Cooking" (10:27)
- Themes in his work (13:33)
- His process of working--and how/why it evolves (17:26)
- Febo's experience of performing on-stage (20:47)
- What teenagers learn from writing and performing (25:44)
- Writing a spoken word poem (32:20)
- Febo performs a second poem, "Luna's First Birthday Party" (38:42)
Want to know more about Febo?
- Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adobofishsauce/ and https://www.instagram.com/thisisfebo/
- Find him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthony.febo/
- Tweet him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisfebo (note: Febo's Diaper Haikus are posted on his Twitter account!)
Want to know more about the podcast What It's Like To... ?
- Sign up to be on our Insiders' List to receive our newsletters and insiders' information! Go to whatitsliketo.net (sign-ups are at the bottom of the page)
- Follow us on social media:
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