This short clip by Taylor Mali, The The Impotence of of Proofreading, is what writing for Neatorama is like for for me avery single day.
Hit play or go to Link [YouTube, a little bit NSFW audio-wise] - via Miss Cellania
This short clip by Taylor Mali, The The Impotence of of Proofreading, is what writing for Neatorama is like for for me avery single day.
Hit play or go to Link [YouTube, a little bit NSFW audio-wise] - via Miss Cellania
Could you please include a REAL slam poet not just some rich trust fund kid who writes a ditty every 5 years or so and then gets by on his good looks?
Also don't fall for his boloney on his teacher poems either.
Taylor likes to tell people he was a teacher in NYC and try to give you the impression that he was all hard and crap. The fact is Taylor has family wealth and he has NEVER taught in the public school system. Mostly he has taught at private exclusive boys schools on Cape Cod, the upper East Side, and Kennebunkport Maine (which is where the Bushes summer). Taylor only taught from the early 90's until his Trust Fund came through in 2001.
We in the poetry slam also have to deal with Taylor out right CHEATING at Poetry Slam, a sport where artists often too poor to afford the materials for any other art form compete. I personally have had to stop Taylor from bringing in Ringers in the audience as both a cheering section AND AS JUDGES. He has also Paid for the tickets for out of the area poets to compete for teams that he is on in a bid to buy the favors of the best poets in the country to compete for his teams.
Please don't give this fool any more publicity.
Sue me.
And Grappa, I had no idea Taylor was so hated among the Slam Poetry community before I posted this link on my website, so feel free to cruise over there and leave a comment because I could use the traffic and I always appreciate a well-thought-out comment! :)
Wow. I realize that Poetry Slamming is on the outs but could you guys include something that was written during this decade?
One of my favorites is when spellcheck would catch a misspelling of 'inconvenience' and suggest 'incontinence'. When I was sending out emails for customer service oh-so-long-ago, it made me crack up to think of sending them an apology for the incontinence we caused them. :P