While listening to this poem I feel as if I were sitting on the roof of some apartment building one hot and sticky New York night, while drinking iced coffee. This spoken word poem gives new grace and meaning to the art of picking up girls. The entire poem is based upon the metaphor of cosmetic makeup compared to ethnic makeup and background. The final metaphor “this is not make-up but make-believe” sent chills up and down my spine. The poem is skillfully written, and performed with a wonderful rhythm. The reader tells the story so well, that I feel as if they had put their heart and soul into the reading. The only problem is that the speaker has a tinny sound when he speaks. I think this wonderful poem would have been done more justice if he would have recorded the poem again, and checked the mike to get rid of the tinny sound.
Review of Slip of the Tongue
Adrian Boyes
Posted on August 02, 2005 at 02:46 PM
While listening to this poem I feel as if I were sitting on the roof of some apartment building one hot and sticky New York night, while drinking iced coffee. This spoken word poem gives new grace and meaning to the art of picking up girls. The entire poem is based upon the metaphor of cosmetic makeup compared to ethnic makeup and background. The final metaphor “this is not make-up but make-believe” sent chills up and down my spine. The poem is skillfully written, and performed with a wonderful rhythm. The reader tells the story so well, that I feel as if they had put their heart and soul into the reading. The only problem is that the speaker has a tinny sound when he speaks. I think this wonderful poem would have been done more justice if he would have recorded the poem again, and checked the mike to get rid of the tinny sound.