Podcast appearances and mentions of Taylor Mali

https://writebloody.com/products/good-girl-and-other-yearnings-by-isabelle-correa ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Isabelle Correa is a poet from Washington state living in Mexico City with her partner and their three dogs. She studied creative writing at Western Washington University, is a Pushcart Prize nominee, and is the author of the chapbook Sex is From Mars But I Love You From Venus. She is the winner of the 2024 Jack McCarthy Book Prize with Write Bloody Publishing for her debut full-length collection, Good Girl and Other Yearnings, which you can pre-order now. Her work has appeared in Hobart, Pank, The Rebis, and more. Find her on Instagram: @isabellecorreawrites and on Substack: A Poem Is A Place. Discussed this week: creative writing for fiction and literary magazines, Good Girl and Other Yearnings, the Excel poem, Sex is From Mars But I Love You From Venus, having 12 siblings, older sisters, TBLTs, Chapbook, Washington State, Western Washington, living in Mexico for 3 years and Vietnam for 6 before that, the ease of access of Mexican mushrooms and other drugs, Bruce Beasley, Dianne Seuss poet, slam poetry the class, 1960s lit, Buddy Wakefield, AWP conference, Taylor Mali, Button Poetry, Frank O'Hara, Kim Addonzio, Ocean Vuong, the importance of PREORDERS BEFORE APRIL 18TH, desire, poems into songs, pronouncing silences, writing poems on company time, loathing your salaried job, the Jack McCarthy award, the evolution of books, Shel Siverstein, ruderal species, Isabelle's news letter and Substack, and more!

Writing poems is only half the battle—performing poems is still an important aspect of sharing the work (and selling books!). Katie, Tim, and friends are joined by slam legend Taylor Mali to discuss the art of presenting poems, reading a few of his own and sharing some hilarious stories along the way. At the table Katie Dozier Timothy Green Taylor Mali Brian O'Sullivan Dick Westheimer Joe Barca

Having a difficult conversation doesn't guarantee a solution to your problem, but you can put it in the win column if it relieves some pressure. We'll deconstruct three different kinds of difficult conversations in this edition of Doing What Works in hopes your next one goes a little easier.Here are your show notes…Is it a problem or a situation?“Constant chatter is an attempt at control.” That's from Dick Bolles.“People are afraid that silence will make them sound stupid,” Taylor Mali says, “So they fill it with something that's guaranteed to make them sound stupid.”

It is teacher appreciation week and we are thrilled to have the award winning Taylor Mali on the show to shower teachers with stanzas of support and care. Taylor talks about his brand new book "The Teachers I Loved Best," as well as the collaborative process behind that book. Listeners may remember his TED Talk 'What Teachers Make' that has now been viewed over 800,000 times. On this episode we talk further about what it means to be an educator, how and why we need to expand on our definition for educator as well as the significance of emotional intelligence. To connect with this week's guest you can find him across social media: Website: TaylorMali.com Twitter: @TaylorMali Instagram: taylor_mali Learn more about our guest: TAYLOR MALI is a four-time National Poetry Slam champion and one of the original poets on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. The author of six books of poetry including Late Father & Other Poems, he is also the inventor of Metaphor Dice, a game that helps writers think more figuratively. He lives in Brooklyn. OTHER FUN FACTS ABOUT TAYLOR MALI:  • In a game of SCRABBLE he once earned a score of 581.  • He is a 13th-generation resident of New York City, descended from Dutch settlers who arrived on island as immigrants and invaders in 1624.  • He convinced 1,000 people to become teachers and then donated 12” of his hair to the American Cancer Society. • He was once the voice of all Burger King commercials.

James Navé here. Please welcome Brooklyn-based poet, spoken word artist, and podcaster Taylor Mali to Twice Miles Radio. Taylor and I have known each other since we met at the 1994 National Poetry Slam Championships in Asheville, North Carolina. In this interview, Taylor focuses on his new podcast called '83 Dutchmen, which features long-form interviews with his classmates from the Collegiate School For Boys class of 1983. During the interview, Taylor and I talk about family, education, poetry, and how everyone must try to make sense of their lives with the gifts they were born with. In the final 20 minutes of the show, I discuss the notion that the term "school dropout" can be aspirational rather than derogatory.

Brooklyn Poets Yawp open mic, 11.14.22, featuring Taylor Mali (7:40) and Poem of the Month winner Yumiko Gonzalez for "Rui Asks How I Feel About the Body as Home" (1:01:05). For more info, go to brooklynpoets.org/events/yawp.

Doing what works means asking the difficult questions, then pausing long enough to make room for the answers. It's true whether you're talking to yourself (which we all do, all day long) or someone else. This edition of Doing What Works is an ode to what Maureen heard once -- that you should learn to pause, or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.Here are your show notes…“I'm not on Twitter.” Moneyball author Michael Lewis [https://www.michaellewiswrites.com/index.html#top] says that's why he's so prolific!The poet Taylor Mali [https://twitter.com/TaylorMali] says people sometimes use filler words for fear of ceding the floor.“Constant chatter is an attempt at control.” ~ That's from What Color Is Your Parachute? [https://www.parachutebook.com/] author Dick Bolles.

Poetry has a weird reputation in literature. I cannot think of a time when it felt cool to like poetry. All sorts of other genres and styles of writing have had their heyday - seriously who would've thought that "dinosaur smut" would bring in such big bucks? - but poetry seems continually relegated to being that thing you had to get through back in school. Taylor Mali has been on a mission to transform the way we think about, read, listen to, and consider poetry. He has been featured in Russell Simmons' Def Poetry, as well as the documentaries SlamNation and Slam Planet. He has shared stages with Billy Collins and Allen Ginsberg. He's published several books and been featured in even more anthologies, and he took time out of all that to have a conversation with me about bad poetry, good poetry, and all the poetry you aren't reading but should be. Social links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/headonfirepod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/headonfirepod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@headonfirepod Support my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/headonfirepod Subscribe to the Head On Fire podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/head-on-fire/id337689333 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qTYYhCLMdFc4PhQmSL1Yh?si=5387b774ed6e4524 YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/HeadOnFirePod

Talk of poetry, metaphor, family, plastic bags in trees...Guest: Taylor Mali2000 performance of What Teachers Make: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGKm201n-U4------------------------Promo: This Planet Needs a NameDisclaimer: Reed, Irrationally Exuberant podcastArt: Erin Schwartz, Arts UndoneMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Welcome to FreshAirAtFive (FAAF) Podcast - Episode 70 In this episode, I share my daily reflection posted on Twitter @bryoncar, from April 25-29, 2022 I reflect on these podcast episode from my listens on the: 25th: Check This Out E147 "SmackDown! Canva vs Adobe"; The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast E778 "How Do You Help Kids with ADHD Succeed in School and Life?" 26th: Got TechEd E110 "18 EdTech Tools to Support Student Writing"; Transparency in Teaching (Stuff) E28 "Is It Time to Stop Promoting Social Promotion?" 27th: Shukes & Giff S5E14 "Wardrobe & Giff"; Teaching Leading Learning K-12 E473 "Being an Elementary School Principal, Changing School Cultures, and Addressing the Needs of ”At-Risk” Students" 28th: The Tom Schimmer Show E70 "Another Happiness Killer | Mirko Chardin | Leveled Responses"; The Partial Credit E91 "What Teachers Make with Taylor Mali" 29th: Just a Teacher E49 "What If with Kylie Captain (Part B)" @FreshAirAtFive @bryoncar ------------------------------ Track: Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios ( NoCopyrightMusic ) | My Audio Library | Background Music Bumper: Transparency In Teaching with Anne Kartun --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/freshairatfive5/message

In honor of National Poetry Month, our special guest this week is educator and poet, Taylor Mali the author of "What Teachers Make."

TRIGGER WARNING:  We discuss a very traumatic first year teaching experience.  It gets heavy.   Mealey and Tudisco interview The Drama Goat!  We discuss Her first year teaching, why she had to leave her school before Thanksgiving, and the sweethearts in her class that made leaving hard... We want to take a moment and support any teacher who is struggling.  Please reach out on Twitter or email-- we're here for you.  No job is worth your mental health.  Take care of yourself.  Put on your own oxygen mask first.   Follow her on Twitter @TheDRAMAGoat1 Check out her Teacherspayteachers for Drama, Public Speaking, Substitute Plans, and more!   And, just for fun, here's a great poem by Taylor Mali about missing teaching.   Support Us: Don't forget to like and subscribe, and follow us on Twitter @unprocast Have a funny story or suggestion? Email us! Get your Unprofessional Development Merchandise!  T-shirts, bumper stickers, magnets, and mugs!!!  

Last week I shared some of the financial aspects of teaching that are contributing to a lack of an abundance mindset among teachers. The money teachers expect and earn for teaching definitely wreaks havoc on our money beliefs, and therefore, our bank accounts.  But there's more to our money mindset than money. Other expectations placed on teachers seep into our subconscious and create doubt about our ability to earn, and even whether or not we deserve to make more money. Here are some non-monetary impacts teaching has on your financial success. Free Labor Without the free labor teachers provide, the American school system would shut down.  Whether we're talking about extra hours before or after school helping students who are struggling, extra hours planning lessons and activities, hours in front of the tv cutting out shapes for a bulletin board, or courses we take on our own time (and with our own money) to improve our classroom skills, working for free comes with the job. It's expected. It's presented as normal. And it's taken for granted. It's also never enough.  Teachers are constantly being asked to do more, for no extra pay, with the ever-familiar call of, “Do it for the kids.” We need someone to chaperone the dance. No, we can't pay you… you're doing it for the kids. In 2020, California governor Gavin Newsom was asked if the small increase in education funding would be enough to bring new teachers into the profession. He responded, “The greatest incentive is the inspiration, that spark that led someone to want to contribute in such a profound and dignified way by educating the minds of the next generation.” In other words, teachers will do it for the kids. But all this free labor is doing a number on your ability to earn more money. How? The free labor expectations that come along with teaching further ingrain some beliefs that many of us are taught early on:  If you really want to help people, you'd do it for free.  It's greedy to ask for compensation when doing something that doesn't cost you anything.  If you truly care about the kids, you'd do it for free. Well, I call bullshit. Apple purports to care about its users, but nobody bats an eye at spending over $1000 on an iPhone.  Car companies care about the safety of the people who buy their cars, but they still raise the price of their cars when a new feature is added. Doctors care about their patients and are still encouraged to charge for their services, and raise their fees based on experience and specialization. No one says to doctors, “Do it for the sick people.” When you accept the premise that doing things “for the kids” means doing things for free, you cement that expectation deeper into the bedrock of your brain. And it doesn't just impact you at school. As a blogger or teacher business owner, these beliefs will lead you to undercharge for your services, sponsored content, and even ad space on your blog. Not to mention the fact that all that free work is taking time and energy away from building your business. I can tell you from personal experience that after teaching all day, running an after school rehearsal, and supervising kids until their parents finally pick them up, by the time you get home, you're mentally and physically exhausted and will not be able to do quality work on your blog. Money Hurdle: I can help people or I can make money. I can't do both. Clear the Hurdle: Remember that every time you say yes to something, you're saying no to something else. So while it doesn't cost you money to chaperone the dance, it keeps you in “school mode” well into your weekend, preventing you from resting after a long week and sapping your energy for other projects. It doesn't cost you money to join another committee, but it does take up space in your brain and requires you to stay late for meetings instead of going home and spending time with your kids. Everything costs something.  Suggested Mantras: There are a few mantras I can suggest for this money hurdle. The first is from one of my favorite money mindset writers, Denise Duffield-Thomas. I serve, I deserve. It's okay to say no to things that don't serve me and my goals. Charging for my time, energy, and expertise doesn't make me a bad person. Toxic Positivity Toxic positivity is everywhere these days, but in few places is it as prevalent as in schools.  So what is toxic positivity? According to Right as Rain, a mental health website run by the University of Washington medical department, toxic positivity involves dismissing negative emotions and responding to distress with false reassurances rather than empathy. It comes from feeling uncomfortable with negative emotions. And while it may be well-intentioned, it can cause alienation and a feeling of disconnection. Expressions of toxic positivity can be anything from the useless, “everything happens for a reason,” and, “it could be worse,” to more targeted banality. When I asked teachers in the groups I participate in for examples of toxic positivity they see, there was no shortage of responses. Here are just some of the replies: Teachers don't teach for the income, they teach for the outcome.  A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others. As you stress about having to go back to school soon, just remember… There is a child who hasn't been in an encouraging atmosphere since they left your class - They can't wait to see you. Educators are the only people who lose sleep over other people's children. Great teachers have high expectations for their students, but higher expectations for themselves. If these oft-repeated platitudes make you groan, wince, or throw up in your mouth, you're not alone. They're full of “inspiration” that is unhelpful, counter-productive, and tantamount to gaslighting. They deny teachers the ability to express their true feelings and encourage them to put on a happy face to make others - usually the ones who are imposing unrealistic expectations - feel better. And it's not just one-liners turned into colorful memes that stubborn toxic positivity.  Is there a single teacher in the US who hasn't been shown Rita Pierson's TED Talk, Every Child Needs a Champion? It's practically required viewing for education majors, but what does it really teach us?  Then there's Taylor Mali's poem, “What Teachers Make.” Another example of toxic positivity that encourages teachers to consider the hard work of teaching to be a reward. And don't get me started on inspirational teacher movies. Grrr. Like the expectation of free labor, these expressions lead to a culture in which teachers are expected to work hard for low pay AND consider ourselves lucky to do so. Not only does toxic positivity deny teachers the ability to voice our concerns, fears, and doubts, it attempts to make us feel bad for even having those emotions. Like when your mom used to guilt you into eating spinach because there are starving children in China who would be grateful for that food… it's not helpful. You still hated every bite of that spinach, and probably resented your mom for making you eat it. This toxic positivity is not only bad for your mental health, it can get in the way of you seeking out extra income or even a different career. You don't need to make more money… you're not in it for the income. Feeling burnt out? Well, that's what good teachers do. You want to be a good teacher, right? Stressed out and not sleeping is expected. There's nothing wrong with that. It's fine. Everything's fine. Money Hurdle: Burnout, stress, and financial struggle are normal and they're not that bad. Clear the Hurdle: There's a line in The Big Bang Theory in which Sheldon states, “I know I can feel 2 things at once. I've seen Inside Out,” and this is the key to combating toxic positivity. You can love aspects of teaching, and still desire to make more money. You can value your relationships with your students and colleagues, and also want to build another community online. You can be a great teacher, and still need another outlet for your passion, self-expression, and personal growth. Suggested Mantras: I can be a great teacher and still want more for myself. And that's not all. There are other educational standards that mess with your mind, too. There's a limited amount of money, and how much you get is completely out of your control. This is true for schools, which typically have tight budgets, but not for the rest of the world. When running your own business, there are plenty of readers, clients, and customers to go around. The world is an abundant place. If you want more, you have to beg. Websites like Donors Choose exist to support teacher begging. It's the online equivalent of a “Will work for food” sign and it ingrains the idea that teachers struggle for money and are at the whim of people's generosity. It's never enough. There is always more work. There is always more grading. There is always more to do. And no matter how much you do, it never ends. This can create the illusion that you have no time to blog or make money outside of school, when really a lot of that work doesn't need to be done. While people like to think that the only thing that affects their wallets is the numbers on their paychecks, there's more to it. Next time you start to doubt your ability to be financially successful because you're “just a teacher” take a moment to think about which of the money hurdles you are really facing and take a step back to refocus on what's possible. In my experience, blogging is one of the best ways for teachers to make money. If you're ready to jump into your blog, grab my FREE guide, 5 Steps to Start Your Blog Today!

Episode 70 and Wendi and Dfernando's guest interview is award winning novelist, comedian, poet, and storyteller Derrick C. Brown.Derrick first discovered poetry as a young man enlisted in the United States Army. He often found himself spending hours in foxholes needing to pass the time. He began rewriting psalms from his military-issue Bible in a more relatable language and, after serving in the 82nd Airborne, continued to explore poetry. He became involved with the Long Beach and Orange County Poetry Slam community, competing at his first National Poetry Slam in 1998, where he placed second in the individual championship. He began touring with his poetry shortly thereafter. Early in his career, Brown often toured solo. However, he has since become known for touring and collaborating with other artists. To date, Brown has written four children's books, a musical, and eight books of poetry, including the 2013 Texas Book of the Year, STRANGE LIGHT.In October 2006, Brown teamed up with poet, TV and film actress, and activist Amber Tamblyn for several poetry performances in California called THE LAZERS OF SEXCELLANCE.  Brown also collaborated with painter Blaine Fontana for a live reading and gallery opening of new paintings based on Brown's work. In 2007, Brown toured Europe opening for the band Cold War Kids, chronicled in the documentary film about him, YOU BELONG EVERYWHERE.  That same year, Brown performed as a poet on THE TONIGHT SHOW with Jay Leno. In 2011, Brown was commissioned to write a 40-minute-long poem for the prestigious Noord Nederlands Dans Collective. The work, titled INSTRUMENTAL, received rave reviews in the Netherlands and Canada.In 2014, he was commissioned to write poems about soldiers for the Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum. These poems were later performed by Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal.  The following year, Brown was again commissioned, this time by the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, to create a new work for the J.M.W. Turner Exhibit.In 2016, Brown toured as the opening act for Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs. On his most recent tour in 2017, Brown toured the United States and Europe, opening for rock band Rival Sons. He also often tours and performs with comedians, including David Cross, Kristen Schaal, Jon Glaser, H. Jon Benjamin and Eugene Mirman.In 2017, Brown wrote, directed, and produced his original musical 300 BONES. Later that year, he performed an original piece called “If You Were God...” in Israel, reading alongside the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company members, Martin and Shani who choreographed their dance program based on Brown's poetry. Brown is known for being an innovator in curating unique and creative poetry adventures like the DOUBLE DECKER POETRY BUS PARTY and poetry shows at sea for POETRY CRUISE, which he started in Long Beach, CA. He is also the creator of THE LIGHTBULB MOUTH RADIO HOUR, a literary variety show. PARTY WITH HONOR is his latest literary variety show in Los Angeles, CA.Perhaps his biggest accomplishment to date is his creation of Write Bloody Publishing in 2004, which FORBES and FILTER Magazine call “…one of the best independent poetry pressed in the country.”   The press is known for utilizing a rock & roll, indie record label model, uncommon for a poetry press.At the center of Write Bloody is the philosophy that to create a lasting career and engage with your audience, you can't simply publish a book and hope for the best. Every author on the press is required to tour and perform their works to build a lasting fan base. This has proved incredibly successful for the press. To date, Write Bloody Publishing has released 134 volumes of poetry, including books by Sarah Kay, Clint Smith, Andrea Gibson, Anis Mojgani, Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz and Taylor Mali. Also on Episode 70, Wendi and Dfernando discuss his newly trimmed white beard and her manicurist's assessment of her dressed-down, casual appearance.  On THE RIPE REPORT, Dfernando shares his love for Magnolia Bakery's Banana Pudding and Apple Crisp Pudding, and Wendi shares 23andMe genetic testing, which helped reunite her and her family with a cousin.  Watch Wendi and Dfernando and their TEAM GENERATION RIPE: Greg Covey, Shelley McLendon and Ponciana Badia on Season 7 Episode 2 of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD - now on ABC OnDemand and Hulu and on the GENERATION RIPE website.  Follow us on our Instagram:Wendi McLendon-CoveyDfernando ZarembaGENERATION RIPE... and our guest Derrick C. Brown, and for just about everything else: Click Here!Remember to subscribe, rate & leave a review for GENERATION RIPEVisit Dfernando Zaremba's website: dfernandozaremba.com

Early on in my teaching journey, I came across a Def Jam Poetry video segment called "What Teachers Make" by Taylor Mali. He dramatized that teachers are not in it for the income, but for the outcome. I started following him on Facebook a couple of years back and in a moment of, "Why not?" I asked him if he would be a guest on my podcast. To my utter disbelief, he said yes! In addition to "What Teachers Make," we also discuss his two other video segments, "Like Lilly, Like Wilson" & "Like, You Know"

What's your story? Where does it start, and how will you know when it ends?Guest: Damian, Cybernautica and Hannahpocalypse"What Teachers Make," by Taylor Mali: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGKm201n-U4------------------------Promo: Arts UndoneDisclaimer: Shane, Dungeon DigressionsArt: Karin Heimdahl, Y2KMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Guest: Taylor Mali Our guest this week, we feel, needs no real introduction. He is a spoken word poet, educator, TED speaker, author, inventor, and just a generally awesome guy, the one and only, "What Teachers Make" Taylor Mali. Taylor Mali's Website: https://taylormali.com/ (https://taylormali.com/) Taylor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaylorMali (https://twitter.com/TaylorMali) Metaphor Die: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metaphor-die-which-is-to-say-tickets-154459128411 (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metaphor-die-which-is-to-say-tickets-154459128411) Buy Metaphor Dice: https://www.amazon.ca/Metaphor-Dice-Starter-Set-CA/dp/B07H9CHCNR/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Metaphor+Dice&qid=1627944342&sr=8-3 (https://www.amazon.ca/Metaphor-Dice-Starter-Set-CA/dp/B07H9CHCNR/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Metaphor+Dice&qid=1627944342&sr=8-3) Notes: ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrow (https://twitter.com/MsThornborrow) Mike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburn (https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburn) Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at http://go.participate.com/sandbox (go.participate.com/sandbox)

Poets & educators Taylor Mali & Jean Prokott discuss how embracing discomfort can help with academic growth. This is a two part series. To listen to part two please click here.  Keep in mind that content in the second part will likely cause discomfort for some (then again, that's the point...). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mHoAca0zGF7aWJY-a1ULrhreeZ4cGMLP/view?usp=sharing You can also read the associated article, and many other articles, here: https://www.thirdeyeed.com/

Legends of the Poetry Slam with poet and novelist Danny Solis Article by James Navé Twice 5 Miles Radio welcomes poet and novelist Danny Solis to the microphone. In this interview titled Legends of the Poetry Slam, Danny Solis speaks at length about the legendary spoken-word poets who experimented, invented, and defined the Poetry Slam. You might be wondering. How does a poet become legendary in the Poetry Slam? Danny Solis is qualified to tell the story because he is indeed one of the Poetry Slam legends. Of course, Danny wasn't the only one; many poets contributed to what became an international phenomenon that continues to this day. In this interview, Danny offers the idea that participation, generosity, and mentorship are the reasons why one becomes legendary in a chosen genre, especially in the Poetry Slam community. If you didn't know, the Poetry Slam is a performance poetry competition that requires poets to perform their work for five judges, arbitrarily chosen from the audience. The judges score the poets 0-10 like a diving match. Each poet has a three-minute limit. When the poet leaves the stage, the emcee, otherwise known as the slammaster, asks the judges to raise their scoreboards: 7.1 -7.7 - 8.5 - 9.3 - 9.4. The scorekeeper drops the high and low score and keeps the middle three: 7.7 - 8.5 - 9.3 for a total score of 25.5, out of a possible 30. The poet who has the highest score at the end of the competition wins the Poetry Slam. Prizes range from bragging rights to $5000, depending on the venue. As Danny said, participation, generosity, and mentorship are why poets become legends of the Poetry Slam. The Poetry Slam, led by Marc Smith, emerged from experimental Chicago poets in the mid-80s. By 1992, the Poetry Slam had expanded beyond Chicago to New York, San Francisco, Boston, Ann-Arbor, Asheville, and beyond. I first met Danny in 1992 at the National Poetry Slam Championships held in Boston. Danny was on the Boston Slam Team; I was on the Asheville Slam team. Our Asheville Slam team fell to the wayside in the early rounds, sniff, sniff. However, Danny's Cantab Lounge Boston Slam Team won the Nationals year. Even in those early days, Danny was legendary for starting his poems in the back of the room, performing them down the aisle, and stepping on stage with the audience firmly in his hand. As the years continued, Danny was on eight National Poetry Slam teams in this order: Boston, 1992 - Asheville, 1994, 1995 - Austin, 1996 - Albuquerque 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. Danny was on two winning National Poetry Slam teams, Boston in 1992 and Asheville in 1995. In 2008, Danny was on the International Poetry Slam (Oxford England, 2008) with Beau Sia, Queen Sheba, and Taylor Mali. Well, gentle reader, as you can see, Danny's contributions to the Poetry Slam Community ripple in all directions. Today, Danny is still at it performing, teaching, writing, and showing up when needed anywhere, anytime. Yes, you can bet your bottom dollar, Danny Solis indeed belongs in that magic circle of poets who are the Legends of the Poetry Slam. Enjoy listening to the interview. Please share it with your friends.

This week, Susan and Laura talk to poet, teacher, speaker Taylor Mali. Called "a ranting comic showman and a literary provocateur" by The New York Times, Taylor is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series “Def Poetry Jam”.  He is a four-time National Poetry Slam champion, in fact, we've read one of our favorites Taylor Mali poems, “What Teachers Make” on a previous episode of The Spark File and we're so thrilled to get this time with him to catch up and talk shop!

Today I speak with the multi-talented poet and teacher Taylor Mali. Taylor Mali is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement. He was one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry and was the “Armani-clad villain” of Paul Devlin’s 1997 documentary film SlamNation. His poem “What Teachers Make” has been viewed over 4 million times on YouTube and was quoted by the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman in one of his commencement addresses. Mali is a vocal advocate of teachers and the nobility of teaching, having spent nine years in the classroom teaching everything from English and history to math and S.A.T. test preparation. He has performed and lectured for teachers all over the world; and in 2012 he reached his goal of creating one thousand new teachers through “poetry, persuasion, and perseverance.” Based on the poem that inspired a movement, his book of essays, What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World, is his passionate defense of teachers drawing on his own experiences, both in the classroom and as a traveling poet. He is the author of four books of poetry, Late Father and Other Poems (Quercus Review Press, 2018) Bouquet of Red Flags (Write Bloody Books, 2014), The Last Time As We Are (Write Bloody Books, 2009), and What Learning Leaves (Hanover, 2002); and four CDs of spoken word.

This week on I Wish I Knew EDU it’s P2 with Teacher and poet Taylor Mali TaylorMali talking about and playing with @MetaphorDice, (listen for the promo code!), his hopes for EDU and he he shares one of my favorite poems taylormali.com

I am still counting down on the end of 2020 and wondering the term of "New Year, New Me" has a new definition. I talked about how the closure of Merry Lion, Singapore's only stand up comedy club has an effect on me and the comedy scene and how the pandemic has affected the local comedy scene as well. As for the review for last week's episode, I am still kinda in awe that I manage to have a chat with Taylor Mali and how I am shocked to be able to talk to various people that has an effect on me and people that I can dream of talking. Plus being to be able to recount a dream damn I am frustrated about?    

I catch up with one of our area's finest artists, organizers and creative mind, Boris "Bluz" Rogers and we kick it around a bit over his career in the Spoken Word world, his Poetry,Hip Hop and where it's taken him and how it has been a blessing to give back to his community!Peep his Bio from Reverbnation:From humble southern beginnings Bluz has risen through the ranks of spoken word entertainment. He is the slam master and coach of SlamCharlotte, A competitive team of poets whom he led to back to back National Poetry Slam victories in 2007 and 2008. Bluz is the 2008 LEAF Festival poetry slam champion. In 2003, Bluz solidified a spot hosting a segment on Charlotte's #1 urban Radio station every Friday morning at 9:50am.Bluz has been performing spoken word and hosting events for 7 years. He was the host of the RedBull StreetStyle Contest, Fresh fest B-BOY break dance contest and participated in the Redbull “SayWhat” spoken word workshop. An active member in the community, Bluz has worked on several projects with organizations such Junior Achievement, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Wachovia, Bank Of America, CBS Radio, Radio Disney, ESPN, SPEED TV, BET, and NASCAR where he wrote and performed several intros for the Nationally televised showed NASCAR:TODAY in which he won an Emmy.Bluz has shared the stage with several distinguished poets, Taylor Mali, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Gil Scott Heron and he has opened for many national recording artist such as Outkast, Amel Larrieux, Yung Jeezy, Little Brother, Pink Floyd, Last Poets, D'Angelo, John Legend, Soulganic, Del La Sol, KRS ONE and more. He is the author of a book of poetry(Articulate Slang), released 3 cds, and featured at world famous Nuyorican poets Café and Bowery Poetry Club. All of these accomplishments pale in comparison to his role as father to three beautiful children, husband to a dynamic wife, and friend to a core of poets known as the Concrete Generation who constantly help him push the limit of poetry. Bluz remains a visionary in the art of spoken word and slam poetry. His relentless pursuit to reinvent himself and the art form keep him in the upper echelon of poetry. This is Bluz.

This week on I Wish I Knew EDU it’s part 1 with Teacher and poet Taylor Mali talking about #EDUjoy, What Teachers Make, the EDU back story to some of his work and tips for teaching poetry. @MetaphorDice taylormali.com

Hey guys! This week, I had a wonderful chat with renown poet Taylor Mali, whose work I’ve admired for years and I’m very honoured to converse with. In this episode, featuring poet and stand up comic Stephanie Dogfoot, Taylor reads some of his most popular poetry: What Teachers Make, Like Lilly, Like Wilson, The Naked Gardener and Depression Too, Is A Type of Fire. He gives us an insight into the real events and people that inspired the different works. We discuss how What Teachers Make gained its popularity and introduced many new fans to his works since the introduction of Youtube. He shares the concept of flawed authority in his poems, how they are reflected differently in each work and what he thinks a good poem is. He opens up about his ex-wives and the poems relating to them, love poems and how they change with context and how performance affects his poetry. He brings up past traumatic events such as 9/11, sharing subjects that he doesn’t like to write about and why. He shares his experience of the beginning of poetry slam, how it's changed over the years and the difference between a page poet and performance poetry. He talks about his metaphor dice and how he created it in order to help poets and students alike to rethink metaphor and improve their writing. Check out his website at taylormali.com   Not Again Podcast website: https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page: https://apple.co/2Idkbbj  Not Again Podcast Spotify page: https://spoti.fi/2lAKjnr  Not Again Podcast Stitcher Page: http://bit.ly/2m5HECx  Not Again Podcast Youtube: http://bit.ly/2kgs7iI  Not Again Podcast Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/notagainpodcast

We all seek approval, yet in surprising ways. The ladies discuss their speech issues when podcasting and how that led to revelations about approval. Jennifer discusses how even experts in their field seek approval, while Michelle discusses her daughter’s response to the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma. And Michelle reveals... what is the antidote to this seeking approval longing? RESOURCES:The Social Dilemma on Netflix | Jeremy Strong “Succession” in Jess Cagle interviews on SiriusXM - Sept 16, 2020 | Saskia Shakin - thekeynotecoach.com : Taylor Mali video and Saskia’s book “More Than Words Can Say” | Corporate Flight Attendant podcast on Apple and Podbean | The Undiscovered Goddess by Michelle Colston | I, Putin by Jennifer Ciotta | SquadCast affiliate link: https://SquadCast.fm/?ref=2enlightenedbitches

Taylor Mali, a TED "Best of the Web" speaker, has done little more than write & perform poetry—and teach others to do the same—since 2000. His poems "are clear. They are almost always hysterically funny, often sentimental, appealing, accessible. And smart" (Bob Holman). He is a vocal advocate of teachers and the nobility of teaching, having taught in one capacity or another since 1990. He spent nine years in the classroom teaching everything from English and history to math and S.A.T. test preparation. He has performed and lectured for teachers all over the world, and his 12-year long Quest for One Thousand Teachers, completed in April of 2012, helped create 1,000 new teachers through "poetry, persuasion, and perseverance," an achievement he commemorated by donating 12 inches of his hair to the American Cancer Society. He has performed or taught poetry in over 50 foreign countries and in every state of the U.S. (except Wyoming!). Taylor Mali is the author most recently of "The Whetting Stone" (Rattle 2017), a "life-affirmingly dark" look at the death of his first wife. He is also the author of "Bouquet of Red Flags" (Write Bloody Books 2014), a poetic celebration of "a marriage I did not yet realize was over," "What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World" (Putnam 2012) as well as two other books of poetry, “The Last Time As We Are” (Write Bloody Books 2009) and “What Learning Leaves” (Hanover 2002). He received a New York Foundation for the Arts Grant in 2001 to develop "Teacher! Teacher!" a one-man show about poetry, teaching, and math which won the jury prize for best solo performance at the 2001 Comedy Arts Festival. Formerly president of Poetry Slam, Inc., the non-profit organization that oversees all poetry slams in North America, Taylor Mali makes his living entirely as a spoken-word and voiceover artist these days, traveling around the country performing and teaching workshops as well as doing occasional commercial voiceover work. He has narrated several books on tape, including "The Great Fire" for which he won the Golden Earphones Award for children's narration. JONES.SHOW is a weekly podcast featuring host Randall Kenneth Jones (author, speaker & creative communications consultant) and Susan C. Bennett (the original voice of Siri). Taylor Mali Online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taylor_mali/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TaylorMaliPoet Web: https://taylormali.com/ Web: https://www.metaphordice.com/ Jones.Show Online: Join us in the Jones.Show Lounge on Facebook Twitter (Randy): https://twitter.com/randallkjones Instagram (Randy): https://www.instagram.com/randallkennethjones/ Facebook (Randy): https://www.facebook.com/mindzoo/ LinkedIn (Randy): https://www.linkedin.com/in/randallkennethjones/ Web: RandallKennethJones.com Twitter (Susan): https://twitter.com/SiriouslySusan Instagram (Susan): https://www.instagram.com/siriouslysusan/ Facebook (Susan): https://www.facebook.com/siriouslysusan/ LinkedIn (Susan): https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-bennett-8607312/ Web: SusanCBennett.com www.Jones.Show

Rattlecast #60 features 2020 Rattle Chapbook Prize winner Kathleen McClung. Kathleen McClung is the author of Temporary Kin, The Typists Play Monopoly, and Almost the Rowboat. A Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, she is the winner of the Rita Dove, Morton Marr, Shirley McClure, and Maria W. Faust national poetry prizes. Her work appears widely in journals and anthologies, including Fire & Rain: Ecopoetry of California, Raising Lilly Ledbetter: Women Poets Occupy the Workspace, Atlanta Review, Connecticut River Review, Southwest Review, and others. Kathleen lives in San Francisco and teaches at The Writing Salon and Skyline College, where she served for ten years as director of the annual Women on Writing conference. She is associate director and sonnet judge for the Soul-Making Keats literary competition. In 2018-19 she was a writer-in-residence at Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. For more information, visit: https://www.kathleenmcclung.com/ As always, we'll also include live open mic for responses to our weekly prompt. For details on how to participate, either pre-recorded, via Skype, or by phone, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/ This Week's Prompt (from Taylor Mali's Metaphor Dice): "Hope is a vacant curse." Next Week's Prompt: Write a poem with a color as the title. The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Periscope, then becomes an audio podcast.

Rattlecast #59 features slam legend Taylor Mali. Taylor has appeared in many issues of Rattle and was winner of the 2nd annual Rattle Chapbook Prize. Taylor Mali is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series “Def Poetry Jam.” A four-time National Poetry Slam champion, he is the author of four collections of poetry and a chapbook, The Whetting Stone, which won the 2017 Rattle Chapbook Prize. He is the author of the acclaimed nonfiction book, What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World. In April of 2012, Mali donated 12 inches of his hair to the American Cancer Society Mali after convincing 1,000 people to become teachers. He lives in Brooklyn where he curates the Page Meets Stage reading series at the Bowery Poetry Club. For more information, visit: https://taylormali.com/ As always, we'll also include live open mic for responses to our weekly prompt. For details on how to participate, either pre-recorded, via Skype, or by phone, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/ This Week's Prompt: Write a poem from the point of view of an animal. Next Week's Prompt (from Taylor Mali's Metaphor Dice): "Hope is a vacant curse." The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Periscope, then becomes an audio podcast.

A connection between twins is unbreakable. Unfortunately on May 3, 2008 that connection between Dawn and Diana Shipley was tragically severed. "Talking to an Identical Twin" by Taylor Mali.

Playing METAPHOR DICE with Taylor Mali live!(SEE PREVIOUS EPISODE FOR INTERVIEW, OR CLICK HERE: https://apple.co/31xl4oE*FOR A FREE PAIR OF METAPHOR DICE, LISTEN TO FULL EPISODE AND FIND THE HIDDEN GIVEAWAY EASTER EGG!)JOIN US IRL: www.instagram.com/wisemillennialTaylor Mali, 4x National Team Slam Poet Champion, original Def Poetry Jam member, author of multiple books, creator of "What Teacher's Make" and founder of "METAPHOR DICE", sits down remotely to reunite with his former sixth-grade student (me) and discuss the strategy of poetry slams, the etymology of the poem “what teacher's make”, why property taxes influence schools, what makes a “good teacher” vs. a “bad teacher”, why social media discourages expression of ideas, the anti-intellectual culture of Millennials and poetry, the power of nuanced opinion, and the creation of METAPHOR DICE….and Taylor's continually failed quest to be published in The New Yorker Magazine (I feel this is the year!)ENTER PROMO CODE "MILLENNIAL" AT CHECKOUT TO RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT: https://www.metaphordice.com/INSTA: @metaphor_diceFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MetaphorDice/INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:CAREERTake me back in time briefly to 1995-1996. How do you make the transition from teaching to poetry? We're you already doing it as a hobby? What did you actually say to the lawyer at the dinner party when he asked you what teachers make? Did you just laugh it off regretfully? Does he know about the poem?TEACHINGWhat makes a bad teacher from a good one?If you hadn't become a teacher what would you have done instead? Taylor the advertising executive?Respectfully, you don't come across as a politically charged person. I don't hear it in a lot of your poems. But teaching is a very political issue – problem isn't getting smart people to teach, it's incentivizing them and paying them enough to want to, instead of them going into finance or other industries. And then there are issues of tenure, unions, etc. I'm not suggesting money is everything, but many teachers can barely get by. How do we solve this issue?POETRYHow do you make poetry cool and mainstream for millennials? Had a moment. Def poetry jam – in the early 2000s. slamnation documentary and slamplanet. Then we seemed to get caught up in EDM electronic music and cat videos on social media. One of my biggest frustrations with millennials is that it somehow became cool to be anti-intellectual. You post something educational on social media, it gets 5 likes. You post two girls doing a choreographed dance, it gets 10,000.To follow up on that, I would argue social media has made it hard for people to want to express themselves out of fear of being attacked for their own views. Which doesn't help encourage people to write poetry. Curious of your thoughts?

JOIN US IRL: www.instagram.com/wisemillennial Taylor Mali, 4x National Team Slam Poet Champion, original Def Poetry Jam member, author of multiple books, creator of "What Teacher's Make" and founder of "METAPHOR DICE", sits down remotely to reunite with his former sixth-grade student (me) and discuss the strategy of poetry slams, the etymology of the poem “what teacher's make”, why property taxes influence schools, what makes a “good teacher” vs. a “bad teacher”, why social media discourages expression of ideas, the anti-intellectual culture of Millennials and poetry, the power of nuanced opinion, and the creation of METAPHOR DICE….and Taylor's continually failed quest to be published in The New Yorker Magazine (I feel this is the year!)ENTER PROMO CODE "MILLENNIAL" AT CHECKOUT TO RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT: https://www.metaphordice.com/INSTA: @metaphor_diceFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/MetaphorDice/INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:CAREERTake me back in time briefly to 1995-1996. How do you make the transition from teaching to poetry? We're you already doing it as a hobby? What did you actually say to the lawyer at the dinner party when he asked you what teachers make? Did you just laugh it off regretfully? Does he know about the poem?TEACHINGWhat makes a bad teacher from a good one?If you hadn't become a teacher what would you have done instead? Taylor the advertising executive?Respectfully, you don't come across as a politically charged person. I don't hear it in a lot of your poems. But teaching is a very political issue – problem isn't getting smart people to teach, it's incentivizing them and paying them enough to want to, instead of them going into finance or other industries. And then there are issues of tenure, unions, etc. I'm not suggesting money is everything, but many teachers can barely get by. How do we solve this issue?POETRYHow do you make poetry cool and mainstream for millennials? Had a moment. Def poetry jam – in the early 2000s. slamnation documentary and slamplanet. Then we seemed to get caught up in EDM electronic music and cat videos on social media. One of my biggest frustrations with millennials is that it somehow became cool to be anti-intellectual. You post something educational on social media, it gets 5 likes. You post two girls doing a choreographed dance, it gets 10,000.To follow up on that, I would argue social media has made it hard for people to want to express themselves out of fear of being attacked for their own views. Which doesn't help encourage people to write poetry. Curious of your thoughts? How do we bring this to the next generation?How do you make a name for yourself, when so much of poetry is subjective? In other words, what makes a good poet from a bad poet?What is something you wish someone had told you five years ago, or you had told yourself, that you had to learn on your own, but would have made life so much easier had you known?METAPHOR DICEBriefly explain, what is it? How did you come up with the idea?What is the biggest challenge you're facing in terms of scaling it?What is THIS IS THUNDER DICE?

In this week's sparks of creativity episode, Susan shares a glimpse into The Show Must Go On...line mindset that allowed Orange County School of the Art's production of Now.Here.This to continue despite the recent closures and cancellations. Plus, Laura gives appreciation to all the educators out there, holding it all together, including a shout out to her Kansas State University. Thanks to Taylor Mali for the always timeless reminder of what teachers contribute to us all!

When she was working corporate jobs in New York City, Sarah LaFleur hated getting dressed in the morning; the choices in her closet felt overwhelming, many items didn't fit right or wore out too quickly. So in 2011 she launched a line of clothing for working women that would be simple, elegant, and well-tailored. She had no experience in fashion but partnered with a top-line designer, Miyako Nakamura, to create M.M.LaFleur. Today it's a multi-million dollar company with loyal customers from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. PLUS in our post-script "How You Built That," Taylor Mali explains how he created Metaphor Dice, which ease the pain of writing the first line of a poem.

Taylor Mali is a author, teacher, poet and spoken word performer who has appeared on HBO and whose poems like 'What Teachers Make' inspired over 1,000 people to become teachers. His emotional explorations into topics like living with those suffering from depression have given new insight into our inner topographies and how to view ourselves and understand out experiences.

Poetry! Love! Education! Mattresses? The ex-planet Pluto? Julia is skeptical of one of Victoria’s favorite books of poetry by Taylor Mali, but they still find themselves in a deep conversation about the nature and purpose of poetry. So buckle up because it’s serious-poetry-nerd time!

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It’s been more than a month since the season finale of Game of Thrones, HBO’s fantasy drama which captured the imagination of fans and became a cultural phenomenon. So what else are people watching on cable, streaming services or traditional network television? NPR’s TV critic Eric Deggans says there’s a lot-- too much even for him to watch.

Taylor Mali has been writing and performing poetry since 2000. His poems have been described as eminently clear, relatable, humorous and touching. He has performed or taught poetry in over 50 foreign countries and throughout the United States. He is a vocal advocate of teachers and the nobility of teaching, having taught in one capacity or another since 1990. In that capacity he worked with students with varying learning disabilities, inspiring them to love learning and creativity.  Formerly president of Poetry Slam, Inc., the non-profit organization that oversees all poetry slams in North America, Taylor Mali makes his living entirely as a spoken-word and voiceover artist these days, traveling around the country performing and teaching workshops as well as doing occasional commercial voiceover work. He has written several books and has narrated several books on tape, including The Great Fire (for which he won the Golden Earphones Award for children’s narration). If you’d like to discover ways to support and become involved with the Webb Innovation Center for Dyslexia, please visit our website at WICD.org.

Taylor Mali is a renowned poet. He is a four-time National Poetry Slam champion and the author of four books, including “What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World.”  He’s also a celebrated voice over artist and teacher who will share some of his very creative poetry on the podcast. To learn more visit taylormali.com

Hello, and welcome to Episode 44 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I’m your host, Brad Shreffler. This week on the show I am … Read More ›

Apologetics 2: What Is Truth? In order to establish any of the claims of Christianity, we must first make a case for truth itself. How can you hope to provide reasons for God’s existence or Christ’s resurrection if the person your talking to claims, “That’s just your truth, and I’m glad it works for you, Read more about Podcast 51: Pluralism, Post-Modernism, Relativism, and Truth (Apologetics 2)[…]

Apologetics 2: What Is Truth? In order to establish any of the claims of Christianity, we must first make a case for truth itself. How can you hope to provide reasons for God’s existence or Christ’s resurrection if the person your talking to claims, “That’s just your truth, and I’m glad it works for you, Read more about Podcast 51: Pluralism, Post-Modernism, Relativism, and Truth (Apologetics 2)[…]

Get the transcript at www.feelgoodenglish.com/member Ever heard the phrase "Those who can't do, teach"? At the Bowery Poetry Club, slam poet Taylor Mali begs to differ. At the Bowery Poetry Club, slam poet Taylor Mali begs to differ, and delivers a powerful, 3-minute response on behalf of educators everywhere. In this episode I will "break down" this poem for you. Also, learn how to use the expression "What do you make" to talk about your salary in this episode

What is slam poetry? Meet four-time National Poetry Slam champion, Taylor Mali as he talks about falling in love with nouns to tell your truths with hosts Asya Gonzalez and Zahra Hasanian. Mali says that we enter other's people's truths through the objects surrounding them and he gives real life examples from classes he is teaching. Taylor Mali is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series Def Poetry Jam. Book Smart reporter, Maria Wong, compares novels with poetry indicating that they both express something, often something meaningful, often sharing a new perspective with the reader or reinforcing values. Yet they are very different. Is poetry given attention in your school? Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.”~Edgar Allen Poe

What is slam poetry? Meet four-time National Poetry Slam champion, Taylor Mali as he talks about falling in love with nouns to tell your truths with hosts Asya Gonzalez and Zahra Hasanian. Mali says that we enter other's people's truths through the objects surrounding them and he gives real life examples from classes he is teaching. Taylor Mali is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series Def Poetry Jam. Book Smart reporter, Maria Wong, compares novels with poetry indicating that they both express something, often something meaningful, often sharing a new perspective with the reader or reinforcing values. Yet they are very different. Is poetry given attention in your school? Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.”~Edgar Allen Poe

Taylor Mali on IndieFeed Performance Poetry.  Show number 1611.

Taylor Mali on IndieFeed Performance Poetry.  Show number 1559.

Taylor Mali on IndieFeed Performance Poetry.  Show number 1489.

Four-time National Poetry Slam champion Taylor Mali connects stage and page.

Four-time National Poetry Slam champion Taylor Mali connects stage and page.

Four-time National Poetry Slam champion Taylor Mali connects stage and page.

Four-time National Poetry Slam champion Taylor Mali connects stage and page.

Teachers take things from an unrefined state to a point where they are wonderous. Poets are apt at describing both of these. This episode of TiPhy aims to teach genius poet Taylor Mali about where the planets in our solar system came from. Taylor's time with us was a little short, and our conversation broached many topics. listen after the end music to hear some crazy conversations. My physicists are Catherine and Dave!

Edition #645 The candidates race Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith  Ch. 2: Act 1: Romney Trolls Liberals to Please Conservative Base - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-24-12 Ch. 3: Song 1: White Privilege - Macklemore Ch. 4: Act 2: Biggest Birther Event of Year Canceled - No Ticket Sales - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-13-12 Ch. 5: Song 2: Kick Drum Heart - The Avett Brothers Ch. 6: Act 3: Mitt Romney is a Unicorn! - BotL Activism Update Ch. 7: Song 3: Space unicorn - Parry Gripp Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News Blames Black People (For Everything) - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-25-12 Ch. 9: Song 4: New shoes - Paolo Nutini Ch. 10: Act 5: Romney Desperately Needs & Targets White Vote - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 8-27-12 Ch. 11: Song 5: Against the wind - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Ch. 12: Act 6: It Was The Worst Of Times - CounterSpin - Air Date 9-7-12 Ch. 13: Song 6: Paris - Dido Ch. 14: Act 7: Rush Limbaugh: Barack Obama Isn't Authentically Black - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-11-12 Ch. 15: Song 7: Golden Brown - The Stranglers Ch. 16: Act 8: Racist, Asshat Clown Could Cost Romney Virginia - The Young Turks - Air Date: 09-08-12 Ch. 17: Song 8: Something good - Utah Saints Ch. 18: Act 9: Romney dismisses 47% of the country - This Week in Blackness - Air Date: 9-18-12 Ch. 19: Song 9: Common sense - Flunk Ch. 20: Act 10: Romney Revealed in All His Disdainfulness - The Progressive - Air Date: 9-18-12 Ch. 21: Song 10: Above and below - The Bravery Ch. 22: Act 11: Mitt Romney Desperate PANIC Press Conference - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-19-12 Ch. 23: Act 12: Mitt Romney Cracks Hispanic Latino Joke to Donors - David Pakman - Air Date: 09-19-12 Ch. 24: Song 12: Mexico - James Taylor Ch. 25: Act 13: I Know Who Will Win The Presidential Election (Seriously) - Lee Camp - Air Date: 09-12-12 Activism links: bit.ly/unicornromney Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities: Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com Voicemails: Ch. 26: Any kind of religious fervor is scary - Colin from Cleveland, OH Ch. 27: Refusing to adopt a heightened sense of fear or vulnerability - Anonymous Ch. 28: Praise for Taylor Mali clip from Education episode - Colin from Cleveland, OH Ch. 29: Thoughtful dissection of provoking others through satire and criticism - Anonymous Leave a message at 206-202-3410 Voicemail Music:  Loud Pipes - Ratatat Ch. 30: Final comments asking for more comments on provoking fundamentalists and inspiring videos to be played on the show Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!

Kathryn interviews poet and teacher advocate Taylor Mali, author of What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World. In response to a snarky laywer's comment about the teaching profession, poet and teacher advocateTaylor Mali wrote a poem called What Teachers Make that has over 5 million views on YouTube. Mali's poem started a pro-teacher movement across the country, and Mali expands on the importance of teachers in his latest book What Teachers Make. Kathryn also discusses how prevalent doping is in the cycling world with competitive cyclist and journalist Dr. Ross Goldstein. In his book Chain Reaction Goldstein breaks down the phenomenon of performance-enhancing drugs in our culture and shares an inside looks at the effects of doping in professional cycling.

Kathryn interviews poet and teacher advocate Taylor Mali, author of What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World. In response to a snarky laywer's comment about the teaching profession, poet and teacher advocateTaylor Mali wrote a poem called What Teachers Make that has over 5 million views on YouTube. Mali's poem started a pro-teacher movement across the country, and Mali expands on the importance of teachers in his latest book What Teachers Make. Kathryn also discusses how prevalent doping is in the cycling world with competitive cyclist and journalist Dr. Ross Goldstein. In his book Chain Reaction Goldstein breaks down the phenomenon of performance-enhancing drugs in our culture and shares an inside looks at the effects of doping in professional cycling.

Episode 66 of Inciting A Riot: the Podcast finds us Inciting A Changing Riot! We’ll be talking about some changes coming to the Riot, looking at a refocusing and recommitment to the purpose of the show and blog. News: HIV+ Student denied admission, Afghan woman must marry her rapist, Homeland Security Sno-Cones, Iran has our spy drone, the mouse in Mt. Dew, Witch Killing, 2nd Earth Word of the Day: Parochial Gripe Department: The Top 17 Things to Leave in 2011 Music: Shake It Out - Florence + the Machine Spirituality: Times they are a-changin’ at the Riot, and the Chief Rioter in charge is changing with them. Also, if you listen carefully, you might hear Fire Lyte apologize. Poetry: How to write a political poem - Taylor Mali (from the book The Spoken Word Revolution) Please continue to vote for the show on Podcast Alley. Vote, subscribe to, and rate the show on iTunes. Join the TwitterRiot by following me @IncitingARiot. Enter the Swag Contest through a donation on PayPal or purchase of swag through the CafePress.com swag shop. Check out my art on FireLyte.Etsy.com. Send any and all feedback to IncitingARiotPodcast@gmail.com! Love and Lyte, Fire Lyte Home Page: http://www.IncitingARiot.com Podcast Alley: http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=86829 Etsy: http://FireLyte.Etsy.com iTunes: http://www.itunes.com/podcast?id=337689333 Twitter: http://twitter.com/IncitingARiot Swag Shop: http://cafepress.com/IncitingARiot Project Pagan Enough: http://www.incitingariot.com/p/project-pagan-enough.html

The first annual Caroline Rothstein Oral Poetry Event, featuring Taylor Mali.