What I Thought of Zack's Performance

Today at Fraser Heights, we were fortunate enough to have Zaccheus Jackson, a Vancouver slam poet, come and preform at our school. Incase you did not know, slam poetry is a competition where poets read their original work, or recite it, in front of an audience, and judges, who are randomly selected from the audience.

Zack was very open to us. By that, I mean that he did not hide anything from us. He told us about some of the things that happened to him, and how he was even homeless for a couple years. Also, some of his stories were funny, which kept everyone interested in what he was saying. It was like an “intermission” during the performance. He was trying to connect with us, which made his presentation that much better. This way we could get an idea of what he was thinking when he was reciting his poems.

The poems that Zack wrote and recited were very powerful. At first, he was speaking fairly fast, so it was tough to understand. Once you were use to hearing him speak fast, you could really get into his poems. He spoke very confidently, and used gestures, which enhanced his poems. I really enjoyed the way he recited his poems too. He recited them with rhythm/beat and that certainly kept me interested. There was also so much emotion that he spoke with, that is really kept me listening.
                 Overall, I really enjoyed Zack’s performance. His poems were very well written and his stories were great. He is an amazing poet, and if he ever came back, I would definitely go again.