Ten Responses to Man Up
I recently found this brilliant piece by Guante, a hip-hop artist and two-time National Poetry Slam champion, and felt like sharing it with everyone. Transcript from his website below the cut. 1. Fuck...
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Silence Feeds Rape Culture
Award-winning slam poet Guante talks about how the things we don’t say are the things we should have said. This poem makes me think of one sentence, one I’ve heard and spoken more times than I can...
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I Don’t Want To Be Seen As Weak
Manning-up is not just for men any more. — The cut looked like a shark bite. I hadn’t seen it in full until the doctor unwrapped it. I was queasy as I watched, but not too queasy to snap a photo with...
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Guante: A Visit From the PC Police
Award-winning slam-poet and social justice Guante, who has brought us such hits like “10 Responses to the Phrase Man Up” again tackles language—here under the guise of a beat cop talking about...
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10 Responses to the Phrase “Man Up”
Guante has 10 things to say about “Man Up”. Are you tired of hearing this? Man up. Man up. MAN UP! So is he. ◊♦◊ I found this on Upworthy. I’m not even sure how to describe it, except that Guante might...
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The Mommy Effect (Guante) [Video]
Spoken word artist Guante on what “…the Pentagon calls ‘The Mommy Effect'”. Guante posted this on his Twitter feed. Like much of his other work, it’s at once eloquent, angry, and thought-provoking....
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‘Cherry Spoon Bridge to Nowhere’ Slam Poet Guante
Award winning spoken word poet Guante on race, privilege, art and Minneapolis. “Art is the weapon, not the war.” Button Poetry on YouTube The post ‘Cherry Spoon Bridge to Nowhere’ Slam Poet Guante...
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Consent at 10,000 Feet
Master slam poet Guante. “You ever have sex in a haunted house?” — You have to give credit to the awesomeness of Guante for starting out with something we can all relate to—having sex in a haunted...
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GMP’s Exclusive Interview with Guante—Hip-hop Artist, Spoken Word Poet, and...
— Guante’s slam-poem, “10 Responses to the Phrase ‘Man Up'” is sweeping the nation, once again. Its appeal is raw and magnetic, and Guante speaks such important truths about being a man and modern...
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Handshakes
— Do you want to be part of creating a kinder, more inclusive society? Join like-minded individuals in The Good Men Project Community. The post Handshakes appeared first on The Good Men Project.
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10 Responses to the Phrase ‘Man Up’
— Facebook reminded me of this video the other day. I was exposed to the spoken word poem, “Ten Responses to the Phrase ‘Man Up’ ” by Guante back in December 2016. A lot of people were actually, as a...
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Thoughts and Prayers
We can’t win by convincing the NRA. We only win by overpowering the NRA with votes and activism. — The post Thoughts and Prayers appeared first on The Good Men Project.
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When They Look Right Through You
Be careful. It’s hard out there when you’re invisible. — The post When They Look Right Through You appeared first on The Good Men Project.
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Ten Responses to ‘Man Up’
Award-winning slam poet Guante has some strong opinions about the phrase “Man up.” —– I recently found this brilliant piece by Guante, a hip-hop artist and two-time National Poetry Slam champion, and...
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A Pragmatist’s Guide to Magic
Disillusionment is not the absence of hope, it’s the absence of illusion. It is not destiny that we are all here right now, but we are all here right now. We are at war. — The post A Pragmatist’s Guide...
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‘Upon stumbling by chance, on a man waist-deep in quicksand, I need a second...
Award winning slam poet Guante with a metaphor for our times. A brilliant spoken word performance of “Quicksand”. ♦◊♦ Transcript below, because if you are like us you will want to go back and revisit...
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Love in the Time of Undeath
People may or may not know, but this poem has gone through three different titles; I think in my book, it’s called something else. But it’s a poem that means a lot to me, for not-so-linear or...
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Guante –‘The Art of Taking the L’
By Button Poetry . . Transcript provided by YouTube: 00:03 Batman, driving the Batmobile pulls up to a four-way stop. 00:08 And he gets there first so he’s like about to go 00:10 when this other guy,...
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Guante –‘A Pragmatist’s Guide to Faith’
By Button Poetry . . Guante performing at his book release party at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN. Transcript provided by YouTube: 00:02 This is the art of drawing breath 00:06 Of making visible what...
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Guante –‘An Open Letter To Pinocchio From Dracula’ [Video]
By Button Poetry . . Guante, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN. Transcript provided by YouTube: 00:01 An open letter to Pinocchio from Dracula 00:10 Let me tell you about flesh 00:13 We...
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