Spoken word poet Saul Williams gathers to the ancient, formal ASMR research studies begin, and Koko the signing gorilla dies at 46

“According to Williams, however, the recent attention given to spoken word as a distinct genre within the arts is more a return to something that has deep and rich roots in our society: “The resurgence of poetry is cyclical and perpetual. It’s always engaged a new generation of youth who have brought it back to the forefront of culture and put new terms on it, whether it’s beat poetry, bebop poetry, slam poetry – there’s always been these resurgences. But it’s ancient.”

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Neuroscientist creates a sensory vest, Prometheus rises again in Westworld S2, and the precision factor in poetry and math

“Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman invented the Versatile Extra-Sensory Transducer (VEST), a wearable tactile display that translates myriad kinds of information, from speech to sounds to digital data, into patterns of vibrations on the skin. The device was inspired by Eagleman’s study of synesthesia, the fascinating neurological phenomenon whereby stimulation of one sense involuntarily triggers another sensory pathway.”

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Illustrating environmental interaction, floral foam is the new slime, and a dog’s nose is 100,000 times more sensitive than a human’s

“The people in my illustrations are almost caricatures that presume and hint at deeper stories,” says Nathan. “I write a little so I naturally seek narratives even in non-sequential images.” The characters in Noise Complaint for example, span the human demographic, with a couple fighting next to their young child, boys playing loudly in a rock-band, two women doing DIY and someone putting out a fire — the characters are thoroughly human, relatable and despite Nathan’s high level of illustrative detail, leave space for the viewers own storytelling and interpretation.”

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A reading of a theological poem about the unspoken: “Truth” written by George William Russell

#poem #poetryreading #devotion #motivationmonday #duluth #asmr #asmrreading #asmrvideo #truth #georgewilliamrussell THE hero first thought it To him ’twas a deed: To those who retaught it, A chain on their speed. The fire that we kindled, A beacon by night, When darkness has dwindled Grows pale in the light. For life has no glory Stays long in one dwelling, And time has no story That’s true twice in telling. And only the teaching That never was spoken Is worthy thy reaching, […]

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A reading of a rhythmic poem about the power of a song: “The Music-Makers” written by Arthur O’Shaughnessy

#poem #poetryreading #music #musicmakers #mondaymotivation #asmr #asmrreading #asmrvideo #themusicmakers #arthuroshaughnessy WE are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. With wonderful deathless ditties We build up the world’s great cities, And out of a fabulous story We fashion an empire’s glory: One man with a dream, […]

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A reading of a quirky poem about curiosity and devotion: “I Saw a Man” written by Stephen Crane

Watch this video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/wRV4oxmeoyk #poem #poetryreading #devotion #motivationmonday #duluth #asmr #asmrreading #asmrvideo #isawaman #stephencrane I SAW a man pursuing the horizon; Round and round they sped. I was disturbed at this; I accosted the man. “It is futile,” I said, “You can never” — “You lie,” he cried, And ran on. Reading Selection: I Saw a Man by Stephen Crane. (1955). In E. Markham (Ed.), Anthology of the World’s Best Poems (Memorial Ed., Vol. I, p. 404). New […]

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A reading of a hushed poem about the wind: “Susurro” written by William Sharp

#poem #poetryreading #motivationmonday #lawrenceville #whisper #lawrenceville #asmr #asmrreading #asmrvideo #susurro #williamsharp BREATH o’ the grass, Ripple of wandering wind, Murmur of tremulous leaves: A moonbeam moving white Like a ghost across the plain: A shadow on the road; And high up, high, From the cypress-bough A long sweet melancholy note. Silence. And the topmost spray Of the cypress-bough is still As a wavelet in a pool; The road lies duskily bare: The plain is a misty gloom: Still are the […]

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A reading of a rousing poem about independence: “Lone Dog” written by Irene Rutherford McLeod

Watch this video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ey93FrETjEM #poem #poetryreading #motivationmonday #loner #asmr #asmrreading #asmrvideo #lonedog #irenerutherfordmcleod   I‘M a lean dog, a keen dog, a wild dog, and lone; I’m a rough dog, a tough dog, hunting on my own; I’m a bad dog, a mad dog, teasing silly sheep; I love to sit and bay the moon, to keep fat souls from sleep. I’ll never be a lap dog, licking dirty feet, A sleek dog, a meek dog, cringing for […]

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