The diphthong "ae" is not a separate vowel sound from the letters that are given. You are meant to pronounce both vowel sounds, each separately, in the same syllable. So "Hephaestus" would be (heh / fayees / toos). Kinda hard to do with an American or English accent. It just kinda evolved into (heh / fes / tus). I've never heard the diphthong "ae" pronounced with a long 'i' before. I'm not sure if this is based on geographical area.
I love how people are criticizing the audience for laughing. This is actually quite funny, but apparently laughter isn't an appropriate way to express yourself when someone is reading poetry.
If people are laughing and you don't think it's funny, perhaps you just aren't getting the joke. Mali does a lot of critiquing fellow slam poets here, in ways that aren't obvious. The poem is hilarious to slammers who've heard people do this stuff constantly in a bajillion different forms, but maybe not funny to someone who doesn't understand the slam scene to which Mali is speaking.
As do I. But, um, he's poking fun at those who take such things so seriously ... Check out some of his other works, you'll recognize his "mocking" face. :)
@dsmoke8180 You've got to laugh. If you don't laugh - it might look like you don't "get" something and people might think you're stupid. :p I kinda feel sorry for them. Such a lack of self confidence.
I love this guy, great poet.
he's great!
Well thanks :D
So funny. I love it.
The diphthong "ae" is not a separate vowel sound from the letters that are given. You are meant to pronounce both vowel sounds, each separately, in the same syllable. So "Hephaestus" would be (heh / fayees / toos). Kinda hard to do with an American or English accent. It just kinda evolved into (heh / fes / tus). I've never heard the diphthong "ae" pronounced with a long 'i' before. I'm not sure if this is based on geographical area.
I love how people are criticizing the audience for laughing. This is actually quite funny, but apparently laughter isn't an appropriate way to express yourself when someone is reading poetry.
holy shit its Michael C. Hall
I guess that I'm an idiot. I don't get it.
According to Webster, it's pronounced hē fĕs' təs..."hee-FESS-tuss".
If people are laughing and you don't think it's funny, perhaps you just aren't getting the joke. Mali does a lot of critiquing fellow slam poets here, in ways that aren't obvious. The poem is hilarious to slammers who've heard people do this stuff constantly in a bajillion different forms, but maybe not funny to someone who doesn't understand the slam scene to which Mali is speaking.
@Guts347 We call it Alcohol. Copious quantities of alcohol.
As do I. But, um, he's poking fun at those who take such things so seriously ... Check out some of his other works, you'll recognize his "mocking" face. :)
@dsmoke8180
You've got to laugh.
If you don't laugh - it might look like you don't "get" something and people might think you're stupid.
:p
I kinda feel sorry for them. Such a lack of self confidence.
You thought wrong.