Summary Of The Poem 'Why I Write'

Kosel Kievs’s “Why I write” poem and spoken-word video tells a story and conveys several different messages. His performance is very powerful not only the way he speaks, but the effects he chooses to use in the video if you take a close detailed look at it. He speaks with love, passion and truth in his passage. In the beginning of the video there are several small details the poet uses to express himself. Kiev chooses to grunt multiple times; I believe he is trying to show it takes true effort to write these feelings within himself. He then uses a shovel to dig a box for himself. This representing him setting the stage for himself before he speaks. The poet then chooses to use a taped red x across his chest; to me, this symbolizes that he writes from his heart and for love. These small details can give great insight about knowing the author even before he begins speaking. …show more content…
He writes for love, across all people, races, rich or poor. I absolutely love the line from the text “Naw, none of that Hollywood glitz and glamour or them stones that shimmer and glimmer but some of that earthy residue that comes through when one is being true.” What the poet says here is Hollywood contains a lot of fakes, and even though people would like to make it there one day in their lifetime, they should reconsider looking at it again. If one day you do make it there, always remember what you believe in and don’t speak anything that’s