poetry

Ricardo Alvarez-Estarellas; Tea Hughes

Ricardo Alvarez-Estarellas, Duke University student, reciting the poem “El bambuco” by Rafael Pombo / Ricardo Alvarez-Estarellas, estudiante de Duke, recitando el poema "El bambuco" por Rafael Pombo

Natalie Lubin, Imani Maya (speaker)

Close-up sound of a woman reciting rhythmic poetry, which enhances the musicality of the voice.

Jason Fotso (speaker/recorder/writer).

Jason Fotso, a spoken word poet, recited an stanza of his original poem, "Reach," with a rap-like rhythm, and was recorded with a Zoom audio recording device.

Destiny Hemphill

Sound recording on Zoom audio recorder of Destiny Hemphill performing spoken word poetry and receiving snaps from the audience as a form of appreciation.

Destiny Hemphill (speaker), Symonne Singleton (recorder)

Sound recording of spoken word performance by Destiny Hemphill, recorded on a Zoom device with the intention of focusing of word repetition

Natalie Lubin, Imani Maya (Speaker)

Sound recording of a woman reciting spoken word poetry at a far distance in an acoustic hallway. She is using the projection of her voice and the acoustics to carry her voice across a far distance, yet uphold the emotional authentic quality to her voice.