Pop-Culture | Posted by Josie T on 02/12/2011
Saturday Vids: Katie Makkai “Pretty”
I came across this video while researching performance poetry for a competition I’m involved in at school, and I was floored by how truthful and beautifully written and performed it is.
(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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A @ at 12:05 pm, February 12th, 2011
oh my god, that is amazing. i identify with it so much. thank you so much for sharing it!
Katie @ at 12:46 pm, February 12th, 2011
This poem is amazing. I wish every young girl could see and hear this. No one should be subjected to only being pretty.
Kadie-Anne @ at 1:50 pm, February 12th, 2011
Wow. That has blown me away completely. No just the words of the poem but the performance and the cheers. Brilliant.
Liz @ at 5:30 pm, February 12th, 2011
That is fantastic.
Morgan @ at 4:38 pm, February 14th, 2011
That video just got me so emotional, wow. Like the comments above, I am so blown away. The performance, the hands, the cheers the power of her words.
Tina @ at 12:56 pm, February 26th, 2011
This actually made me tear up a bit. It was beautiful!