#jazz poetry

[kemetic-dreams]

The roots of rapping are found in African American music and bear similarities to traditional African music, particularly that of the griots of West African culture. The African American traditions of signifyin', the dozens, and jazz poetry all influence hip hop music, as well as the call and response patterns of African and African American religious ceremonies.

[mrkoppa]

Understanding This Book, 2023

[rafikny]

Still relevant today. Pharoah with the Last Poets, "This is Madness."

[zef-zef]

Matana Roberts - Predestined Confessions from: Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Five: In The Garden (Constellation, 2023)

[solelypoesy]

[tornbluefoamcouch]

Artista: The Last Poets Álbum: The Last Poets Ano: 1970 Faixas/Tempo: 13/31min Estilo: Poetry/Jazz Poetry Data de Execução: 14/03/2023 Nota: 7,5 Melhor Música:  When The Revolution Comes

[rafiknytvphotoandfilm]

Opening credits to the beat film classic from Roger Corman’s Bucket of Blood. Dig the poetry and solo alto. ‘The artist is. All others not.’

[reckonslepoisson]

5 to the Eye With Stars, R.A.P. Ferreira (2022)

While 5 to the Eye With Stars is, much like R.A.P. Ferreira’s Bob’s Son and The Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures, far from as statement-like or far-ranging as Purple Moonlight Pages, it’s another thoughtful and magnificently executed work. These shorter releases are just as apt for fixation and adoration as Ferreira’s lengthier pieces.

Pick: ‘fighting back’

[mannytoodope]

  Gil Scott-Heron -We Almost Lost Detroit

[dwolfram]

in the dead of night

the owl hoots

revolution in a french accent

there are so many questions

and not enough answers,

let alone time.

[versey21]

18th July

To You by Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes is remembered as a pioneer of American ‘jazz poetry’, which is built on jazz-like movements in rhythm, phrasing and syncopation. This poem - with its clever use of dashes at the ends of lines - seems almost distracted.

James Langston Mercer Hughes: poet, writer, journalist and social activist (1901-1967)

To You

To sit and dream, to sit and read,

To sit and learn about the world

Outside our world of here and now -

Our problem world -

To dream of vast horizons of the soul

Through dreams made whole,

Unfettered, free - help me!

All you who are dreamers too,

Help me to make

Our world anew.

I reach out my dreams to you.

The great possibilities of dreams is a timeless poetic theme. If Hughes was unconsciously referencing Shakespeare’s Hamlet in this poem, who is to say John Lennon was not repurposing Hughes when he wrote Imagine?

[mrkoppa]

14 November 2023 | Der Klubhaus

Running out the 14 pt Franklin Gothic Italic with some improvisational typographic jazz poetry, to be printed in the forthcoming Understanding This Book, or Zen and the Art of Metal Type Maintenance, or Let’s See Your AI Do This, from The Heavy Duty Press.

[orenstern]

make it up

i'll damn make it up one day i'm going to make it up and that will be grand and making me feel all sorts of ways it's going to be great the day i make it up you bet, you bet it will i'll make it up and it will be great when i make it when i make it up it's going to be great in all sorts of ways

[memoryfortomorrow]

《爵⼠詩靈魂夜 A Soulful Night of Jazz Poetry》

「⼀張精純的爵⼠樂，也是⽂學的⽴體展演！」

[tornbluefoamcouch]

Artista: The last Poets Álbum: Right On (Original Soundtrack) Ano: 1971 Faixas/Tempo: 18/56min Estilo: Poetry/Jazz poetry Data de Execução: 15/03/2023 Nota: 5,6 Melhor Música:  James Brown