Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerovac
known as the 'beat' poet Jacques
In a style of spontaneous prose
performance poetry o grandiose
Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerovac
known as the 'beat' poet Jacques
In a style of spontaneous prose
performance poetry o grandiose
I was scared, shaking, and afraid
Thought- 'bout to rain...on my parade
One hundred eyes- staring me down
Mostly, folks from my hometown
My first performance of my life- ever
Not been on stage before, nope...never
A silent crowd watched my act
Until the end...no one clapped
Three lined bodies, all in-a row
My time had come, my time...to go!
A tumble sault- 'twas meant to do
But when I leapt...I thought I flew
I fully flipped- to perfection
One hundred eyes- in my direction
Mom's huge smile, dad so proud
As loud claps echoed, 'mongst the crowd
My greatest performance, just seven years old
But my claim-to-fame, doth I... still hold
Greatest Performance Poetry
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The Angry Seashore
The Angry Seashore
Sneering at oil rigs.
Cusses and waves frantically -
Fearing tomorrow.
Written for the "OIL SPILLED OUT ANGER!" contest
FORMAT: Free Verse the since slam is no longer an accepted form for use on Poetry Soup.
SLAM POETRY is PERFORMANCE Poetry. So imagine my performance. I am leaning forward toward the audience with a frown on my face as I recite line one. Then, as I step forward for line two, my facial expressionsl change from a frown to a very angry sneering look. Next, I start waving my arms slowly as I state the word "Cusses". Then, as I recite the rest of line three I wave my arms faster and pick up the speed of line delivery. Lastly, imagine that I am cowering my posture down with my face still looking at the audience, My body is turned sideways and I am pretending to bite my fingernails I have sad eyes and a fearful frown on my face. OK THAT'S THE PERFORMANCE...USE YOUR IMAGINATION. Smiles!
© July 19, 2010
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