Spoken Word Poetry

 

 

 

Poet - Taylor Mali

 

Poem - "4 Ways We Love Each Other"

 

Synopsis - Mali explains through his poem how different people have different feelings about falling in love.

 

Poetic Technique - Mali uses very strong imagery while he is comparing falling in love to jumping forward into the sea. This opinion he does not agree with and he states that when you jump into the sea "You end up with a concussion. Or [you drown]. And you break bones every time I try to break your fall, you expecting only water." This line gives someone's mind the ability to run free with it, but also it can be interpreted in many different ways.

 

 

Favorite Line - "The slow squeeze of the soft pillow of my love placed over your nose and mouth and kept there until it stays that way for good." This line stood out to me because it adds a little bit of dark humour to a piece that, for the most part, isn't too dark, Also, the tone he uses when he says this line really added to the poem.