Poetry on DVD

Poetry on DVD. What a great concept!

I recently watched the Def Poetry DVD's and I still recommend that everybody watch them. There are amazing poets and performers on the DVD. I just want you to know about the DVD's if you are interested, you can check out a few videos on Youtube.

We do have the videos in our store section if you want to buy them but there are plenty of videos on youtube to check out.

If you do not know what the Def Poetry series is, here is an article from Wikipedia explaining what I am talking about:

"Def Poetry From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Def Poetry, also known as Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry or Def Poetry Jam, is an HBO television series produced by hip-hop music entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The series presents performances by poets who are established in the world of poetry slams, as well as up-and-coming ones. Well-known actors and musicians will often surprise the audience by showing up to recite their own original poems. The show is hosted by Mos Def. Def Poetry is a spin-off of Def Comedy Jam. As he did on Def Comedy, Simmons appears at the end of every episode to thank the audience. The show premiered in 2002 and is currently still in running.

A live stage production, Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam ran on Broadway from November 2002 to May 2003, and subsequently toured."

I encourage you to check it out! They may help if you want to do slam or live poetry!

Thanks, Bob Mortland

Responses

2 comments so far.

1. Jason Partington says:

   Interesting, I wonder how you get on something like that.

2. Bob Mortland says:

   Yeah, that would be cool to see how to get involved more... I am going to do some research!