Spoken Word

I’ve gotten interested in spoken word poetry.  For those of you that don’t know spoken word is.  Here’s a poet doing her thing.

I think I’m so fascinated by this kind of medium of expression, because I understand the power of language.  I also like spoken word for the therapeutic aspect of it (check out my Authenticity and Selling Chickens video blog).   I think that this artform can help me become more congruent and aligned as a man.  There’s a lot of stuff inside me that I haven’t had the courage to express yet.  The reality is that giving speeches about stuff that I haven’t had the guts to share until now is intimidating to me, but I think that this will be a good way to get it out and also to contribute to others.

There’s a pretty cool spoken word culture here in Texas and more specifically in Downtown Fort Worth. Mike Guinn, a poet that was 13^th at the 06 World Poetry Slam Championships, leads an open mic night every Thursday night in Fort Worth at the Embargo.  One really cool thing about this open mic night is that I can promote my services as a coach for free.  So I’m thinking that if my speeches are good, I might also attract some clients. I’m going to check it out this week and see if I get up the nerve to give my first speech.  If not, I’m committed to giving my first speech next week.  So if you want to help me with my accountability ask me:

“Hey Martin…did you DOMINATE the Embargo?”

I’ll let you know how it goes.

Martin

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