A poem for pole dancers who can't say no | Harry Baker

A poem for pole dancers who can't say no | Harry Baker | TEDxExeter

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Two poems about the importance of saying "No" and "Why not". They encompasses the first week at university, pole-dancing, Weston-Super-Mare and appreciating the feeling of fleece.
Harry’s performance at TEDxExeter 2014 was featured on TED.com and has already been viewed over 850K times.
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Harry Baker (www.harrybaker.co/) has always loved words. He’s been blessed enough to travel round the world with them, winning the Poetry Slam World Cup in 2012 and currently using a maths degree as an excuse to live in Germany and find heaps more new words to play with. With two 5-star Edinburgh Fringe festival shows under his belt, his latest milestone is his 2014 book, The Sunshine Kid.
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TEDxExeter 2015 took the long view both back into the past and ahead into the future. We asked our speakers to help us understand the challenges that face us now - how they shape the way we live, make decisions, and innovate.
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This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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@e4rth2aly 8 жыл бұрын

"My name is Harry Baker, Harry Baker is my name, If your name was Harry baker, Then our names would be the... Same."

@sanjanadas9872 8 жыл бұрын

YES

@mariacassandrataruc2574 7 жыл бұрын

YUP.

@cIeetz 7 жыл бұрын

i wish i were an oscar meyar weiner that is what i truly like to be cause if i were an oscar meyar weiner everyone would be in love with me. whippee

@Angelina6518 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet to see poetry Alive!

@Ineeee 8 жыл бұрын

knees weak, arms are heavy. I screamed.

@mariacassandrataruc2574 7 жыл бұрын

same hahahaha

@LookingDownx 7 жыл бұрын

I LOVE UR USERNAME OML OML U GIVE ME LIFE

@GGUM3 Жыл бұрын

Seriously under appreciated reaction from audience. Prolly cuz theyre all academics? Either way amazing performance!

@a_durian 8 жыл бұрын

I feel like that Eminem reference went straight over the crowd's head

@cIeetz 7 жыл бұрын

he talks so fast and discombobulated half of everything goes over my head

@bradleym2745 4 жыл бұрын

It did lmao

@amalandjaz4613 8 жыл бұрын

this audience did not laugh hard enough

@peachyannie9351 6 жыл бұрын

Amal and Jaz if they laugh too much you can’t hear the perfect voice of Harry styles. I mean Harry Baker....😐

@titoburritoisthebestcommun6738 6 жыл бұрын

Damn it Ted, harry didn't get the proper crowd he deserves. MOMS SPAGHETTI. That's for you Harry

@eurusirius 6 жыл бұрын

This man is extremely talented! I can see how he was feeling nervous and I appreciate the courage he took to present his poems! I enjoyed the poems! Brilliant, i wish him good luck on his journey!

@Truely2Legit 9 жыл бұрын

Anyone else waiting for the mom's spaghetti?

@cierracharles8028 9 жыл бұрын

nope haha I felt alittle let down when he didnt but still entertained

@Ian-sm3su 8 жыл бұрын

+Truely2Legit but he keeps on forgetting what he wrote down, the whole crowd, goes so loud, he opens his mouth, but the words wont come out, hes chokin now, everybodys jokin now, the clocks ran out, times up! ova! blow! That was from the top of my head :D Amazing song, amazing poet, god life is amazing

@_tlsp_3269 8 жыл бұрын

I started smiling even harder than I already was when he brought up the lyrics:) eminem is just amazing! (thanks by the way Harry Baker for that refference, now i got the lyrics stuck in my head...)

@AirAfter 8 жыл бұрын

we all wanted it 😭😭😭

@pipermohring 7 жыл бұрын

Truely2Legit THAT WOULD BE ME

@aishaohio 7 жыл бұрын

This is Harry, Harry Baker.

@OGrqspbxrry 2 жыл бұрын

This man is an amazing poet. Absolutely brilliant

@miri5762 7 жыл бұрын

His presence is adorable

@georgiag3741 7 жыл бұрын

He came to my school today😂 A boy in my year is his cousin, I'm jealous, he's so cool!!

@TheSpokenSpatter 2 жыл бұрын

Wow~~Sunshine girl had me in tears.

@reflux51 8 жыл бұрын

Loved your words Harry.

@evaalordiahmusic 7 жыл бұрын

When he got in with that Eminem I said to myself, Of Course!!!!! Definitely!!Why do I now feel like only a little section of the crowd got it. If he had done this at a high school, everyone would probably go wild!!

@paapipirate8499 6 жыл бұрын

Eva Alordiah but the high schoolers probably won't get any other part xD

@jacobgrigg1258 8 жыл бұрын

Truly amazing

@jamescorcraighe6183 9 жыл бұрын

that eminem reference though..

@henryviii267 8 жыл бұрын

yea isn't that copywriter protected lol

@Ian-sm3su 8 жыл бұрын

+Shawn Kevin its a parody :/

@MyAce8 8 жыл бұрын

+Shawn Kevin copywriter protected lol

@manlylemon6269 8 жыл бұрын

+Shawn Kevin Also one the copyright laws allow for references depending on how long the reference is

@merchernel123 6 жыл бұрын

I love him so much

@rebeccahutchings1520 3 жыл бұрын

I have grown in what I think is morally attractive, and I like myself as that.

@nphanhue5327 2 жыл бұрын

"You're a poet, Harry!”

@siennablack4690 4 жыл бұрын

"imagine having the fun that you're having and then adding the feeling of fleece" i love him.

@sadiesublousky8097 7 жыл бұрын

Russell's Paradox, I'm in love

@ashleycole6498 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta love Harry Baker

@jetsetters007 8 жыл бұрын

Love it!!

@contemporarygent 8 жыл бұрын

I now want a pair of dungarees.

@Freenure 8 жыл бұрын

So, this is rap for people who don't like rap. Top quality as usual, TED.

@RomeoBarnes 8 жыл бұрын

Poetry is where rap came from

@WhatsSkj 8 жыл бұрын

+Freenure rap is poetry lol, it stands for rhythm and poetry.

@Paylordd 8 жыл бұрын

LOL, I totally agree

@melissazwieg2988 6 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU💫HARRY:)

@matthewcupelli5901 8 жыл бұрын

Have him back on!

@fawn3931 8 жыл бұрын

"that i can't" omg harry

@sherlockholmeslives.1605 8 жыл бұрын

How does he know all this from memory! I know a 5 line poem by Nicholas Rowe called 'The Brave' from memory but I can't compete with this!

@alleyzonm312 8 жыл бұрын

Well it's different memorizing other people's stuff vs your own. You're the one giving the words life so they inscribe in you easier.

@sherlockholmeslives.1605 8 жыл бұрын

I have never written any poetry!

@CL-vz6ch 5 жыл бұрын

I've got most of my PINs for my bank cards. And my house number... After that I'm struggling.

@IbrahimIssa98 8 жыл бұрын

never forghetti mom spaghetti

@stephaniemcnugg9693 8 жыл бұрын

Let him be

@charleslee1568 6 жыл бұрын

VERY GOOD ... SEHR GUT ....

@abigailkaras5812 5 жыл бұрын

cheers

@Peacemaker_97 9 жыл бұрын

Is there a signer to the side?? Dang, that's some skill in it's own hahaha

@jidaasare7021 5 жыл бұрын

This is hilarious, satirical and sarcastic.

@carlaislandia1634 4 жыл бұрын

Ser poliglota 😍😍😍😍

@rebeccahutchings5536 14 күн бұрын

I have another poem inspiration starter for you, Harry Baker, because I've noticed the use of 100% being misused.... percentages are the beautiful poetry of mathematics. You can't get higher than 100%. It means full. It's poetry in and of itself. You can't higher than 100%. It's an exclamation of perfection or God. Or less.

@MythicalFactory 6 жыл бұрын

what a haiku though

@meanieeheart4236 3 жыл бұрын

a Japanese poem

@kezikoo 7 жыл бұрын

watching on Feb 25!

@carlaislandia1634 4 жыл бұрын

Língua Inglesa 😍😍😍😍

@gingerlady11 2 жыл бұрын

fab

@MasterP48HD 8 жыл бұрын

i dig the lyrics, but i just can't understand like half of it

@rebeccahutchings5536 14 күн бұрын

November

@OneLukeShow 9 жыл бұрын

Shout out to LA Confidential, Ealing Broadway!!

@hannandersha 9 жыл бұрын

Ahaha... XD I knew he was honing his inner eminent one line in.

@Amenity25 9 жыл бұрын

Simple Jack?

@BooItsChloe Жыл бұрын

Ran my uni pole soc 😂🙏🏻

@jeff1204abc 6 жыл бұрын

The ting goes skrrrahh, pap, pap, ka-ka-ka

@stephaniemcnugg9693 8 жыл бұрын

His palms seem sweaty...

@stephaniemcnugg9693 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing job mate

@mariacassandrataruc2574 7 жыл бұрын

the 1975 like the band?

@stephaniemcnugg9693 7 жыл бұрын

Cassandra Taruc yeah

@mariacassandrataruc2574 7 жыл бұрын

1975 damn but it is THE 1975...

@stephaniemcnugg9693 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know lmao but that's just how I liked my username so

@e5frog 6 жыл бұрын

This one needs a Chris as well.

@eshabahal 7 жыл бұрын

I didn't get the Jason Donner Van joke. Can someone please help?

@mischa2643 6 жыл бұрын

Esha Bahal Jason Donovan

@Tullece 8 жыл бұрын

I need to invest in a fleecy blouse.

@sanjanadas9872 8 жыл бұрын

SAME LOL

@hayllie515 8 жыл бұрын

MOMS SPAGHETTI

@ruralgrindsman6175 Жыл бұрын

Great shoulders!

@justinbrewer9776 8 жыл бұрын

Who wears overalls? Great poems

@pseudopixzie 8 жыл бұрын

@conraddekoning2380 6 жыл бұрын

Harry baker wears overalls😂

@tsnmiaiko4094 8 жыл бұрын

Anyone else peep the Eminem quote 😂

@kushpatel3553 8 жыл бұрын

25 February my bday lol

@avishaidadon237 7 жыл бұрын

mine too

@lukaskennedy7946 5 жыл бұрын

This is not what I expected, lol

@sf5823 6 жыл бұрын

😀

@emberlynnguyen3458 Жыл бұрын

lol Discrete Math

@bpbsmith9786 7 жыл бұрын

4:41 XD #Eminem Collab

@martarose6633 9 жыл бұрын

Why is he not a rapper?

@shrekguy6493 8 жыл бұрын

he is

@shrekguy6493 8 жыл бұрын

+Geoff Velasco well battle rapper

@Paylordd 8 жыл бұрын

This is so shit, listen to real RAP

@cIeetz 7 жыл бұрын

geek flow

@Apollo-ek9ud 2 жыл бұрын

THE EMINEM REFERENCE IM SCREAMING

@J25code2 8 жыл бұрын

i didn't get the song at the end

@Ian-sm3su 8 жыл бұрын

+J25code2 what didnt ya get?

@J25code2 8 жыл бұрын

+Dat FancyIan the song, I didn't get where does it come from

@Ian-sm3su 8 жыл бұрын

J25code2 dont think there was a song reference at the end, do you mean in the middle? when he says knees weak arms are heavy hes referencing Emenem's Lose Yourself song

@Heavens-Kitchen-MMY 9 ай бұрын

Good luck...

@chado3000 4 жыл бұрын

Any other poem someone would have written the whole thing out in the comments. I'm too deaf to hear and understand this. Kinda takes the fun out of it. 🙄

@SteveFranklinPalmer 2 жыл бұрын

He is more of a comedian who rhymes than a poet.

@brainumb6078 6 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of a nerdy 🤓 shotty horror

@brocknspectre1221 2 жыл бұрын

I’m disappointed in myself that I’m having trouble understanding his accent

@y.j.howler6168 Жыл бұрын

really ?

@kingvinny6752 7 жыл бұрын

Love this kid but here he looks AND is dressed like simple jack from tropic thunder..

@annaliesezarekhiabani2596 7 жыл бұрын

you are cool are you available for adoption... everyone should be you or have a son like youi

@ShadyAsh85 9 жыл бұрын

He's always seemed really good on don't flop, kinda died on his arse here...

@chickenninja3317 8 жыл бұрын

+SHADYASH85 um hes not rapping

@tamiahenry3514 7 жыл бұрын

i speak english, but UK accents are still hard to understand 🤷🏽‍♀️

@JungleJim737 6 жыл бұрын

he look goofy asl

@logankemp8348 6 жыл бұрын

cynthia cyn-thi-a jesus died for our cyn-thi-as jesus c r i e d runaway bride JULIA ROBERTS julia,,,,, rOb /hurts/

@makagallinger 6 жыл бұрын

Beck's would have dated you if you weren't wearing that outfit when you met her

@kalanmcevoy4228 6 жыл бұрын

boy you be looking like a kid in a mans body

@jaywasd 9 жыл бұрын

What? So...some girl invited him to pole dance? And then while he was there he felt uncomfortable? I just don't get the point of that...was it literally a poem for pole dancers who want to say no but can't? Seems...random >.

@hyperactivegenie 9 жыл бұрын

+Jay Bertetto It is random, but it's part of a collection of poems written while he was in college. It was probably the one he thought was about the most unusual experience and so used it.

@phiaoconnor 8 жыл бұрын

he's really random!

@fangere 6 жыл бұрын

What's wrong with random? I enjoyed it even if it doesn't have some deeper meaning about the inner workings of society. There's a place for that, and that's awesome, but this is too :)