Tuesday, October 30, 2007

"What Teachers Make"

Taylor Mali came to my college campus on a Def Poetry Jam tour while I was an undergrad. He is ridiculously impressive live. Sometimes people get all squirmy about Slam Poetry, but I think they overreact. Seeing people like Mali live moves me the way good live music does.

This particular poem circulates in its written form at the beginnings of school years, but its better to hear Taylor say it himself. And it may be cliche to say this -- in fact, I know it is -- but this stuff? This is why I teach.

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