Everyone’s allowed one addiction, and mine happens to be poetry…
Think the unthinkable, think X Factor meets the life and works of Sylvia Plath, and this is the fallout – Brave New Voices – one part Def Poetry Jam and two parts documentary, presented by hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons and narrated by none other than rapper Queen Latifah.
It may well follow the format of a bootcamp talent show, but Brave New Voices has definitely not just fallen off the Simon Cowell conveyor belt of ‘talent'(less) productions. I kid you not, talent is actually on the agenda, and there isn’t a pair of high-waisted trousers in sight, trust me.
Documenting the lives of young, aspiring poets from all over America as they prepare to face off in the National Youth Poetry Slam Competition, raw emotion, unwavering determination and passion all wrestle for the viewer’s attention.
This isn’t about outside, it’s about inside declares one poet as he begins his awe-inspiring stage performance. It is plain to see that the teens live, sleep, eat and breathe their poems, nothing is sugar coated, it’s just raw, hard-core straight-up emotion.
As they deliver their performances they give a piece of themselves away, sharing intimate personal details with the audience. If you’re expecting to settle down with a cup of tea and listen to a nice poem about blossom in the spring, I’m afraid to say you are in for a big surprise…
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Courtesy of thevillager.com
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