This week Zaccheus Jackson came to our school and talked about how slam poetry has helped his life in many ways and talked about why slam poetry is important to him. I found the presentation very moving and inspirational because he had a really rough life and he finally found something that taught him how to overcome his past. Instead of having all of these negative addictions he used slam poetry to get the same feeling that he needed but in a different, better way. I also enjoyed how he told stories and things about his life that people could relate to feeling and it got him to have a really good connection to the audience. His slam poetry pieces that he preformed were really moving and told a lot of information and feelings in a short amount of time. It really got the message across what he was telling about in his poems.
This performance taught me that even if I am in a really bad situation or a place in my life, there is ways that you can overcome it. You don't have to stay in that bad place forever.
Read more about him in the link below:
http://youthslam.ca/2012/02/26/profile-on-zaccheus-jackson/
I am so glad you could relate to his message and are able to take a piece of it with you. This demonstrates the power of the arts as well as the power a performer can have over its audience. I am pleased you were able to make these connections, but from a reader's point of view, it would be good to have some specific examples and details from his performance to support or illustrate the ideas. Many of your statements are general statements - can you add examples to give more "meat" or clarity to your response. These would be very helpful. Also - try to hyperlink web links to make them more user friendly. I look forward to seeing a revised version of this post with some of the additions mentioned above.
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