What did you think of Zack's performance
at Fraser Heights?
Zach's performance was
really great. While I was listening in the seats of the theater, I learned some
facts about him and it was really interesting. He made the performance
motivational for me because Zack never gave up in what he believes in. Now I'm
going to be talking about facts that I learned from the performance. Zack was
homeless for about 6 months; until he told himself that he needs to make a
change in his life. When he decided to make a change he was an addict and now
he not. Zack was in jail and wrote his first poetry slam (I think). When he was
in jail, he had to move to a camp and the camp had minimal security. The camp
had video games, TV and not a lot of guards. Zack was a cook at the camp, and
one day when Zack was making spaghetti, another man said he didn't like Zack's
spaghetti because there were too many onions, but to Zack, he thought it wasn't
too much. In Zack's mind, he's thinking of fighting that man because the first
person you argue with you should fight them and Zach did; he through the first
punch. The guy asked Zack why he had punched him and he answered that he grew
up watching TV, and said the first person you argue with, you got to fight
them. After the fight they had to leave the camp and back to the jail. The jail
that Zack was in had a stone slab, a blanket and a window; all you can see
through was a brick wall, also a LED light that shines 24 hours. He was going
crazy in his jail for six days, but he kept reciting a poem and he never wrote
this poem down on a piece of paper because he remembers it by heart. The first
time he perform his poem was at a café; before he performed he ask a person
what was a poetry slam and he explain it to him. When Zack finish his
performance he ran off the stage and out the door. When he was out the door he
had never felt this type of high in his life and Zack liked it because it wasn’t
harming him. Now Zack has a successful job that he really enjoys.
"Zaccheus Jackson is a three-time VanSlam team member, two-time Vancouver Individual Slam champ, 2007 GrandSlam Champ and three year Word Play veteran. He has an obsession w/ Heniz Ketchup, never touches dimes, and his gritty, rapid-fire, real-life stories will leave you counting syllables in your sleep." (copied directly from the Vancouver Poetry House website - under "Wordplay", then "Our Poets"
If you like to read more about him, here are some articles:
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