Remember how I told you that I loved Def Poetry Jam- (hint- scroll down until you see the I Think I'm Going to Fall Over entry) see I told you I did. Anywayz, I found out yesterday through a very slow e-mail by Ticketmaster that Def Poetry Jam would be in LA on January 15th. I am crazy excited- I want to hear the lyrical and amazing spoken word poets that come. Besides I love Mos Def (note to self: he has a album out that I should cop).
I was thinking that I would be crazy excited if one of my favorite poets, Willie Perdomo would perform. So here's a little sample of his work.
123rd Street Rap- Willie Perdomo
A day on
123rd Street
goes a little
something like this:
Automatic bullets bounce
off stoop steps
It's about time to pay
all my debts
Church bells bong for
drunken mourners
Baby men growing on
all the corners
Money that
ain't mine
Sun that
don't shine
Trees that
don't grow
Wind that
won't blow
Drug posses
ready to rumble
Ceilings starting
to crumble
Auelas close their
eyes and pray
While they watch
the children play
Not much
I can say
Except day turns
to night
And I can't tell what's
wrong from what's right
on 123rd Street
I suggest you go out and get his book of poetry called Where a Nickel Costs a Dime- you won't be sorry.
Posted by jackie at October 15, 2004 06:59 AMthat's a really good poem!
and if you haven't figured it out, i love poetry, so you can bet I am going to the Jef Poetry jam too!
MISS JACKIE
Bullets flying--- Drunken Druggies---And there aint no sun shine ? What the HELLLLLLLLL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well we went to see Johnny Lang last night and he really sang to me the blues baby ! YA MAN . You know some good tunes like -don't lie to me . Now thats wrong from right--not no nickel & i'm not gonna drop a dime on you.
LOVE YA MAN RON & ANGIE