Marshall Davis Jones : "Touchscreen"
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Күн бұрынMarshall Soulful Jones, part of Team Nuyorican 2011, 2nd place finishers at the National Poetry Slam in Boston, performs "Touchscreen". The Bowery Poetry Club NY
@stupiditynessfilms5548 9 жыл бұрын
My english teacher showed me this
@CinnapopisGay 8 жыл бұрын
Same XD
@vanessam.5398 8 жыл бұрын
same
@BubblesBuriedInThisJungle 8 жыл бұрын
Same
@probably_calvin9586 8 жыл бұрын
mines showed me today
@Desiraeamani 6 жыл бұрын
Stupidityness Films same
@zhangtai 9 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or does every English teacher show this to his students?
@dans8338 6 жыл бұрын
Tai Zhang its now required
@tranqle73 6 жыл бұрын
Tai Zhang As it should be.
@Cocokitty98 5 жыл бұрын
is it just me or am I the only sociology student being made to watch this
@omelas8375 5 жыл бұрын
In my AVID
@deertail1949 5 жыл бұрын
Not all English teachers show this to his or her students, if so I would have seen this a long time ago, only just now my grade eight English teacher showed this to me. The grade sevens and six's don't see it till grade eight. Then im not sure about grade nine and over because im not in grade nine yet. But I know that in elementary school they never showed me any of this type of videos, so I think it's just grade eights and maybe above...
@rice4u896 4 жыл бұрын
Who’s here because their teacher showed them this
@Moraalesemily 3 жыл бұрын
me
@fruji5979 3 жыл бұрын
me
@fishantscolorado298 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, we gotta analyze this
@quaranfree6584 3 жыл бұрын
Me
@user-xt7jq8qp9x 3 жыл бұрын
Ye
@dimagoat7365 4 жыл бұрын
My English teacher showed me this. like chill im in quarantine
@jalesio6561 4 жыл бұрын
AHHA SAME
@wrutzz 4 жыл бұрын
quarantine gang
@wrutzz 4 жыл бұрын
Tristan Harm our teachers are so creative!
@Sadius 4 жыл бұрын
lol same
@physical2379 4 жыл бұрын
Same.
@yeastperson7665 4 жыл бұрын
The ironic part is that this is online
@jaspoayzzz8111 3 жыл бұрын
tbh lol
@calebdahlman2585 3 жыл бұрын
yea but it hit hard
@mubassirzaman7202 3 жыл бұрын
facts, really ttrue facts.
@coenlastname5574 3 жыл бұрын
Who else would you want this information to go to? Do you think this should be targeted to people reading books?
@partay3062 3 жыл бұрын
@@coenlastname5574 got em
@kevingonzalez-james6421 8 жыл бұрын
iPod, iPhone, ipad, iChat I can do all these without using eye contact omg best line
@gtlivesupporter636 7 жыл бұрын
Rapper Unknown ikr
@obinnaanyiam409 7 жыл бұрын
Paul Blart Mall Cop yeah that lines my favorite
@joeyhassett7440 5 жыл бұрын
Nostalgia Blinds your profile picture 🤮
@CocoTheMii 5 жыл бұрын
*iContact
@guccigirl436 5 жыл бұрын
What's up
@naikouzumaki777 3 жыл бұрын
Virtual learning 2020, who’s with me?
@fishantscolorado298 3 жыл бұрын
correct, we all gotta hunch for grades and money.
@lydiacolon4524 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Whyyyy
@o.patches.o9414 3 жыл бұрын
Me over here just chilling when my English teacher linked this to me 😃
@lelandknutson2308 3 жыл бұрын
Right here
@valeriee6369 8 жыл бұрын
I was to watch this for homework and ended up playing it over and over again, this gives me goosebumps
@ellie-bellyy12 3 ай бұрын
coochie
@barkboy1000 8 жыл бұрын
My English teacher showed my class this years ago and I still watch it because it is amazing.
@xixowxyouxNOOBXXX 8 жыл бұрын
mr bauman ?
@ashantilane3933 8 жыл бұрын
Same!!
@shaybriabelton2403 7 жыл бұрын
same
@user-yy6fr7bp9d 7 жыл бұрын
barkboy1000 my Ap English teacher just showed us this
@anonymousstone6087 7 жыл бұрын
barkboy1000 Me too
@lunaequinox7333 4 жыл бұрын
*Never before have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with*
@JonathanBontragerWaite 9 жыл бұрын
I just scrolled through the comments until I realized that I was watching this video on a touchscreen device.
@iwashere8788 8 жыл бұрын
wow same
@kitkat3106 7 жыл бұрын
The eye contact line was incredible!
2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!
@GideonBurton 10 жыл бұрын
The thing is, I would never have been made to think so critically about my digital world without having experienced this poem by way of the very digital world of KZfaq.
@loveismyname1278 10 жыл бұрын
I think balance is the best solution. Amazing that you get to watch him on youtube but how much better would it be if you went to see him live?
@santanickinhell 10 жыл бұрын
peopleaintshit duh that's an interesting point; i'd answer that i would still watch it here on KZfaq rather than live. if i had a chance to see it live, i would but if i had to choose no strings attached why would i see this poem live only once when i can see it online as many times as i'd like? balance is a good plateau but people need technology to survive, prosper, and advance our collective consciousness forwards unto tomorrow.
@Menegroth1 9 жыл бұрын
peopleaintshit duh An ancient Greek philosopher said "Παν Μέτρων Άριστo". Roughly translated as "excellence is met when everything is balanced"
@shuffls2010 9 жыл бұрын
One word. Paradox
@melanieruddy399 4 жыл бұрын
You can't think for yourself?
@autumnnelson1809 8 жыл бұрын
I saw this in class and everyone said it was stupid and laughed but I lowkey love spoken words and was really feeling this dude .so much I liked him up to watch it again
@Dqv1d1 3 жыл бұрын
I agree with you he’s got a point the children that were in your class must’ve been really immature lol I’m a sophomore and you must’ve already graduated high school but I’m barely just working on this assignment and I love it!
@luewe6568 Жыл бұрын
@@Dqv1d1 you graduated now?
@emilyyager2948 10 жыл бұрын
Damn. If this came in second place, what came in first?
@korriblue2643 10 жыл бұрын
A poem that wasn't as good. Emily Yager :(
@marienidlopez4378 9 жыл бұрын
He won first with his poem, but his team overall got second.
@emilyyager2948 9 жыл бұрын
okay good! This was incredible
@dedebaako2602 6 жыл бұрын
Emily Yager it was rubbish
@karinab7471 6 жыл бұрын
Dede Baako WHAT DO YOU MEAN RUBBISH!?
@blakebellamy82 9 жыл бұрын
I've seen this 20 times and still get goosebumps. Unfortunately, I'm watching this on my Apple iPhone. I have no idea how he did not get first place. The first place video was not very good. Nowhere near the passion and wordplay that Touchscreen has.
@IvanderSpeedcubing 8 жыл бұрын
+blakebellamy82 Who is the First place finisher?? Please tell me the person's name and the video of his Poetry if you have seen it.
@xelayali8828 8 жыл бұрын
+blakebellamy82 most likely people didn't pick him because they think he's wrong.
@clockworkgaming7640 8 жыл бұрын
+염지혜 They dont judge like that, just because your beliefs are different doesnt effect your placing in poetry
@ChristopherBlokNL 8 жыл бұрын
+염지혜 if you really think he is wrong, you're IQ must be below 0
@clockworkgaming7640 8 жыл бұрын
Christopher Blok She never said that she thinks hes wrong, just that the judges might have
@khaleygarrett3930 7 жыл бұрын
i watched this in class today and watched it again when i got home,this video is so true tho
@zad1737 7 жыл бұрын
Khaley Garrett just watched it today in class today.
@zad1737 7 жыл бұрын
That made sense
@magno2365 9 жыл бұрын
funny that it mentions following him on Facebook at the end..
@ThoughtfulLemon 8 жыл бұрын
+Morgan Freeman shameless plug-ins are shameless
@GibbyGibby1 6 жыл бұрын
Lol
@erniemorillo1918 6 жыл бұрын
JAHAHAHA
@winwinnie4905 6 жыл бұрын
I was just about to comment that, lol
@xoa9956 4 жыл бұрын
my english teacher showed me this today. now i look at the comments, and they've been doing this for almost a decade. holy shit, someone has a creative lesson plan
@spencerj 11 жыл бұрын
This guy is a genious. Not a single second of his poem lacks some sort of deeper meaning, and every bit ties into the theme. GOLDEN!
@nateaprile2572 Жыл бұрын
spelling error XD!
@BonelessCargo18 9 жыл бұрын
I watched this in my English Honors class.
@riahmarie2911 9 жыл бұрын
Me too
@zavoix 9 жыл бұрын
Same
@jackryan2316 9 жыл бұрын
make that 3
@riceball70 9 жыл бұрын
Make that 4
@maybealpha3853 9 жыл бұрын
I watched this in my 8th grade English class...
@blakelabathe2404 11 жыл бұрын
This poem sparked my interest in slam poetry but also inspired me to start an open mic poetry club at my high school. It will also be the first poem I recite at the first meeting!
@tamaragill6038 8 жыл бұрын
He did this in my school today it was amazing he brought the house down.
@emilybrauer8818 10 жыл бұрын
Watched this in english today. What an enduring think to watch.I was hooked.
@Elisheval 11 жыл бұрын
"it used to be hard to connect with friends formed Cliques, but it's even more difficult to connect now that clicks form friends" BRILLIANT!!!
@ahrisbrumfield8392 10 жыл бұрын
"Apple picking has always come at a great cost"Wow
@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 7 жыл бұрын
fuck you
@renzuassassin3724 4 жыл бұрын
@@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 huh?
@dvb5670 4 жыл бұрын
@@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 uoy kcuf
@magwheeles2310 2 жыл бұрын
That one hits me in my heart!
@daughterofthewyld 4 жыл бұрын
This is relatable because so many people are stuck in their devices and they consume our lives instead of talking to people face to face, or doing "normal" activities.
@gridnodevivo5364 4 жыл бұрын
This Man predicted quarantine
@PlanetChocolate 10 жыл бұрын
This is so powerful, everytime I watch this I get goosebumps the entire time.
@conman1120 2 жыл бұрын
10 years ago and this still speaks volumes
@nothanniballecktor9633 8 жыл бұрын
This is the only poetry video I've seen lately that even faintly resembles poetry.
@potatopancakes101 3 жыл бұрын
this is a form of poetry called slam poetry tho
@potatopancakes101 3 жыл бұрын
it's like really diverse
@Fireheartl 3 жыл бұрын
2021 and I still come back to this video.
@kevinhuang1098 4 жыл бұрын
I'm the English teacher. I better not see any of my students commenting "My English teacher showed me this." 👀 I'm onto you, 7X
@kaitlynmcc6228 4 жыл бұрын
hahhaah
@chauxingho3093 4 жыл бұрын
My English teacher showed me this
@will8369 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing me this Mr. Huang
@kevinhuang1098 3 жыл бұрын
@@will8369 No problem, mysterious student.
@ouden. 9 жыл бұрын
This deserves more views, I have like two years watching it again and again
@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 7 жыл бұрын
cringe
@darianmonsefan5167 8 жыл бұрын
I saw this in reading class today. It was so good I went and watched it again
@keiracarlyle5466 5 жыл бұрын
My English teacher showed me this and usually once I study a poem i never want to hear it again but i have watched this about a hundred times and it is still amazing 😉❤️❤️
@kaleeduarte2273 4 жыл бұрын
my teacher showed me this i da thought it was gonna be cringey and yet here i am watching it for the 4x😭
@TheCrunchyGum 7 жыл бұрын
From the garden to the Eden to the branches of Macintosh, apple picking has always come at a great cost...
@rachini2000 10 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. It really makes us rethink how we live our lives. I applaud you, Marshall Davis Jones.
@christopherwessel4551 9 жыл бұрын
I listen to this every once in a while, and it gives me chills every time.
@themoonowlpoet3762 10 жыл бұрын
I appreciate this poem so much! I can not wait until I can recite my poetry in such a manner as this! truly inspirational
@ramzyelkhoury168 3 жыл бұрын
Did u succeed mate
@maggiewhitbeck9616 10 жыл бұрын
This is one of the poems that made me want to write poetry. So, thank you Marshall Davis Jones, for inspiring me. :)
@kaitlynwilliams25 4 жыл бұрын
My theatre teacher showed us this as inspiration for our own poem. :)
@clockworkartist 3 жыл бұрын
truth value like no other, can’t believe this was almost a decade ago
@sulibreaks 12 жыл бұрын
harrrrdddd
@mikanator2310 3 жыл бұрын
Soft💀
@comeplayepisodewithmari3692 6 жыл бұрын
My English teacher showed me this and I still watch this he's so good
@XxXxCOOKXxXx 10 жыл бұрын
I have watched this video countless times over the years and still every time it gives me goose bumps. So damn good.
@ASUpeanut 7 жыл бұрын
I can't stop watching this over and over. Such amazing passion and performance.
@Magnezium7 7 жыл бұрын
iPhone 7 - No Headphone Jack iPhone 8 - No Screen iPhone 9 - No phone
@FelixAn 7 жыл бұрын
iPhone 10 - No Apple Inc.
@Magnezium7 7 жыл бұрын
iPhone 11 - No Earth
@FelixAn 7 жыл бұрын
iPhone 12 - No Universe
@mariomoreno8315 7 жыл бұрын
Iphone 13 - No Iphone 13
@nickb3984 6 жыл бұрын
Magnezium it’s funny that a year later, there is no iPhone 9, but there is an iPhone X(10)
@jennyrowland4442 4 жыл бұрын
I used this in my poetry unit with my students. Thank you, it's wonderful!
@UGCTofunmi 5 жыл бұрын
Been in love with this for sooo many years❤️ keep coming back
@jennleighton3209 3 жыл бұрын
I watched this when is first came out 8 years ago... I still come back to marvel at this young man, keep up the good work sir.
@shuascarat 7 жыл бұрын
who's else's English teacher showed them this? this is so powerful.
@shimaalkufi2624 5 жыл бұрын
Lilah lol my English teacher TODAY
@sunnyxakeeblue2659 4 жыл бұрын
Lilah ikr
@415HolyGuyArt 8 жыл бұрын
Very talented poet. insightful piece. Thank you😊
@swingingnooseproductions4054 11 жыл бұрын
This is amazing!! What a message! More people need to see and watch this several times!
@samanthalynn2269 11 жыл бұрын
This is the best I have ever heard! I can not stop watching it! So powerful!
@monikawish4094 10 жыл бұрын
This is the talk!!!!! OUTSTANDING
@paulenepasion645 8 жыл бұрын
This is an incredible poem. An absolute masterpiece!!!!
@melaniagomez9403 2 жыл бұрын
Marshall, what a great video. I watched this a few many times. You had many good points about technology changing the world's eyes. I love it.
@robertpuna1756 9 жыл бұрын
I've never commented on a poem b4 and ive heard afew in my day I gotta say that is by far the realest poetry I ever heard its unfortunate how this generation has gone completely digital
@kaily3879 9 жыл бұрын
This is so right!!!! I never thought of it like that!!!
@marcc1 Жыл бұрын
even after 11 years it is still relatable
@ava8068 Жыл бұрын
real.
@aibotrules2722 11 ай бұрын
itll keep getting relatable as time progresses
@oliviasepter 2 жыл бұрын
goodnesss this has always been one of my favorites. my 8th grade english teacher showed this to the class and it sparked my love writing and poetry even more. she was a wonderful woman.
@The_GreeneMachine 9 жыл бұрын
I've seen this a bunch of times, and I still get goose bumps
@GriffWild 10 жыл бұрын
Wow, so much insight and flow collapsed and rebuilt on each other. It's insightflow.
@winwinnie4905 6 жыл бұрын
good one lol
@TheMrDjslayer 10 жыл бұрын
I don't even like poetry, but this gave me some deep thoughts...
@valerious_ 3 ай бұрын
English teacher showed me this but now I can’t stop watching it this is so good
@SniperBulletShot 11 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Just awesome. Saw this at school and I had to see it again.
@asfasabrin5500 8 жыл бұрын
*goosebumps*
@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 7 жыл бұрын
fuck me
@DAPTXDC4869 7 жыл бұрын
Troll alert peeps.
@iamcompletelybored4678 4 жыл бұрын
i get those goosebumps every time, yeah, you come around, yeah
@randomness15 10 жыл бұрын
I've watched this way more than once and everytime it gives me goosebumps! Reminds me to log off and shut down every now and then! Let's get out and do stuff with friends/family! :)
@LatinOCCA Жыл бұрын
I just met Marshall Davis Jones through Roger Love's Voice Of Success Masterclass and Marshall was beyond this world! I love it! thank you for the inspiration!
@mapishere1009 10 жыл бұрын
WOW, He had me on the first word he spoke, such a meaningful flow. I have been going to readings for decades but this one brought poetry to me just when i realized i needed to hear a poem and had the privileged to hear this one. Your words has made me rethink how i want to present my poetry. You are the poet i want to learn from, thank you Sir.
@spiritualcosmeticss 9 жыл бұрын
amazing how so many people are missing the point of this poem. 10 years ago texting while driving was not a Hazzard now it's a common tradegy. The moral of the story people is not to give up technology but to wear it as a loose "garment". Use technology for what it's worth but do not get so caught up in it the you trade your life, relationships, and other's for it.
@nolimitsmileyyy4052 6 жыл бұрын
Preach
@selgomezrox1996 11 жыл бұрын
If this won second then I wanna hear what won first. This is amazing and gave me a much needed reality check.
@sirdre9377 9 жыл бұрын
This is truly amazing and amazingly true. Bravo to you!
@ananna6523 5 жыл бұрын
I love this!This makes me open my eyes
@gcass672 10 жыл бұрын
You are one deep brother hit it right on the head.
@justanornalintrovert514 4 жыл бұрын
Anyone watching right now in 2019???
@kyltheace8915 2 жыл бұрын
Made my day. The worplay and delivery? Genius!!
@pswagner 5 жыл бұрын
Shared this widely! Wonderful poem! (And I love that it is probably as good on the page as performed, a strength not all spoken word poems share...) congrats!
@nova2149 11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing. English teacher showed all his classes this today. This dude needs more people that will listen to him.
@McSus74 4 жыл бұрын
Lol I'm also here bcs my English teacher made us watch this in quarantine and idk why she made us watch this so yeeeeeeeet
@Explosiveturtle1 10 жыл бұрын
This performance has to be one of my favorite slam poetry that I have seen
@emilyolika8571 7 жыл бұрын
THIS IS AMAZING I HAD TO WATCH THIS X1000 TIMES. HOW DID HE COME SECOND? HE'S GREAT!
@zyxwhitenoise2902 8 жыл бұрын
"Apple picking has always come at a great cost" love it.
@AMGJayStylez 10 жыл бұрын
this is so real
@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 7 жыл бұрын
not really
@tae9139 6 жыл бұрын
george luckaas actually yes
@karxo13 11 жыл бұрын
This was amazing, and should have WAY more views. Preach it!
@danileuvg 3 ай бұрын
My English teacher shown me this last week Best thing ever watching in class ngl
@neonsun6409 8 жыл бұрын
Super hot fire 2.0
@joshuaorlandoJosh3312 8 жыл бұрын
+Neon Sun aggreed
@timothyjones46 8 жыл бұрын
+Neon Sun yup
@apexfootball9129 8 жыл бұрын
+Neon Sun really jah rel really
@pioloafrica8649 7 жыл бұрын
Can someone put a subtitle for that performance ..just wow
@live4poetry190 9 жыл бұрын
This is by far my favorite poem I've heard in along time
@diglettking2744 2 жыл бұрын
My theater teacher showed me this and I can’t stop watching
@lacrosseattacker10 8 жыл бұрын
how the hell did he get 2nd place lol
@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 7 жыл бұрын
fuck you
@lacrosseattacker10 7 жыл бұрын
Joe Joke excuse me?
@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 7 жыл бұрын
You're excused
@lacrosseattacker10 7 жыл бұрын
why'd u say fuck you lmao
@sirgeorgioalastrata4104 7 жыл бұрын
idk i was bored :/
@nehavashishth7666 3 жыл бұрын
I like that line , " I face Facebook more than the book face me ....
@alexisfretz7633 8 жыл бұрын
this is literally amazing. i cant explain how good this is.
@ChefPea 4 жыл бұрын
This is magic you went ham fam, necessary love it 😍
@enerithac 9 жыл бұрын
Is there somewhere I can see his poem written, I loved it. It is not a hit on technological progress but rather a criticism on human interaction.
@whataname0 Жыл бұрын
I looked it up on chrome and found it, but to be fair, it’s 8 years later
@DK-pj8mw 5 жыл бұрын
I’m here cus my English and writing teacher showed this to our class💀
@brycegates8741 4 жыл бұрын
Im here for u bother
@iamcompletelybored4678 4 жыл бұрын
same my english teacher assigned us to analyze this
@Dezibiv16 11 жыл бұрын
wow that was amazing thank you Ms. Carlson for having us look this up.
@astreakofcolour_3687 3 жыл бұрын
I am an English teacher and I am going to show this to my students.
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