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by: Taylor Mali
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 9781893972063
ISBN: 1893972062
Label: Words Worth Ink & The Wordsmith Press
Manufacturer: Words Worth Ink & The Wordsmith Press
Number Of Pages: 22
Publication Date: September 09, 2003
Publisher: Words Worth Ink & The Wordsmith Press
Sales Rank: 254736
Studio: Words Worth Ink & The Wordsmith Press
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Product Description:
The first live cd of spoken word from one of the genres most electric performers.
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Rating:  - I Make a Difference, How About You?
Marc Smith may have invented the Poetry Slam, but if you go to a modern slam and listen to the sarcastic humor and rapid-fire patter that tends to win first place, it's plain that Taylor Mali is the poet most slammers want to be. And this CD, compiling live presentations of several of his most significant work, makes it plain why. A good number of the poems on this disc are also included in his book What Learning Leaves, but Mali has a compelling presence as a performer that you can only savvy ... Read More
Rating:  - A must for any poets, teachers, writers and public speakers out there
You may be reading this review in the wake of a recent and very popular video which has been making the rounds on the internet by a particular writer and teacher and poet named Taylor Mali. He is a strong advocate for teaching and improving the quality of education in our schools.
If you are reading this review, however, I assume you want to know what makes it special, worth purchasing. First, I'd suggest you listen to samples of this, either here or at the poet's website. These ... Read More
Rating: - Mali's writing and his voice complement each other well
Several friends with whom I have shared "Conviction" insisted that Taylor Mali must be a stand-up comedian because of the track "Totally Like Whatever" and his poem about proofreading. Then I let them listen to the profoundness that he instills in poems about teaching, his father's key-labeling habit and an old family dog named "Winchester," and they tilt their heads to the side and nod.
Mali handles images wonderfully, and speaks with the clarity necessary to do his poems justice. As an ... Read More
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