A City Bigger Than
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Producers: Warren Polk
This is a spoken word piece by talented youth producer Warren Polk. The piece talks about the City of Chicago-anybody who's ever been here will be able to relate. There aren't enough words to describe this great city.
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Review of A City Bigger ThanWarren Polk did an outstanding job writing this poem. His attack on the city's "Hollywood" depiction is nothing short of inspiring. His delivery is precise and his understanding of the city's history is very accurate. Polk describes both the ups and downs of living in a large and overpopulated urban environment, and shows us that Chicago deserves a deeper look than your usual stereotypes. |
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Review of A City Bigger ThanFor someone to speak so beautifully of where their from is absolutly breath taking. I really am almost speech less after listening to this piece.
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Additional Information
- Produced: Mar 01, 2005
- Added to PRX: Apr 11, 2005
- This piece is in English
Minhal Baig
Posted on July 19, 2007 at 04:04 PM | Permalink
Review of A City Bigger Than
Excellent lyrics. I am a performance poet as well and enjoy Polk's lyrical tribute to Chicago. This appeals to a narrow audience: Chicagoans. However, the execution of this piece is nearly flawless. The one, glaring error of this piece is perhaps Polk's monotone voice. Although a listener can definitely hear what Polk is saying and can appreciate it for its artistic value, his poem falls short on what it tries best to do -- to evoke the feelings of living in a city much bigger than most know. If Polk varies his tone in the piece, it would be perfect.