338) The Power of Spoken Word

Watch the video. Do it.

A friend posted this to their Facebook wall the other day, and it was too powerful to keep to myself. The power of read words on a page (paper or virtual) is undeniable. The very thought of moving someone with static words that can be interpreted and inflected in someone's head any which way is every writer's dream.

But something is added to poetry when it's spoken aloud. The intent is there behind their voice. You can hear the passion in Sarah Kay's voice in her execution - it sounds like her words are so excited to get out, they tumble over one another, crowding to escape and be heard, leaving her almost breathless.

I also love the ending of "Hiroshima".