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🤎 head up, feet forward // May I be Mexican in every lifetime

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This morning (9/23) at 11 AM (PDT) I will share a few poems, followed by a conversation on the El Puente livestream and podcast with Matt Sedillo and Tolu Agbelusi.

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The Liner Notes: Ep 08

Liner notes from Episode 08 ft. Matt Sedillo. Written by Daniel Hees, edited by Kuya David.

I found a real love for performance poetry through A Mic and Dim Lights and people like Matt Sedillo. I remember first seeing Sedillo perform years ago and being blown away. Matt Sedillo performs with more passion and energy than any political poet I have encountered to date. Seeing him get down, early in my development, was an invaluable example of what poetry, and the passion behind it, could be...

After some years, around the time my poetry finally started to go somewhere other than my recycle bin, I invited Sedillo to come on Chubby Fat, the comedy show I host. I was apprehensive at first, not because of Matt but because I wasn’t sure how he would handle the end-of-episode performance spot we offer all of our guests on Chubby Fat. Typically on the show, the guest intros, we do the comedy rounds of the show, then spit a poem or song to close out the episode. What I got from Matt that day was unexpected, and another opportunity for revelation about what poetry could be. He performed a version of “Lorena,” a well known poem of his, but instead of the loud passionate delivery we usually get from Sedillo he gave us a soft, dare I say vulnerable, version of the piece. This political anthem about the barrio and Chicano hardships was done with a beautiful sense of earnest struggle. As he almost whispered the final lines of the poem, it revealed a side of Matt I consider myself fortunate to know: A political poet, not in this for the political or social gain, but because of a need to express and progress his people – another hurting Chicano unwilling to silently endear the struggles of his people in this country.

It was that performance style I was hoping to get out of Matt on Pen clique. I was hoping he would show the world what he has taught me: Rely on your passion, and anger, when you need it while always expressing what you earnestly feel. He did not disappoint. We got the most LIT fuck-you political poem possibly ever written! He adapted his style to fit the small venue like we saw on Chubby Fat, but still got so much of his feelings and frustrations into the piece. Often with political poets I see a minister-like delivery and attitude, but Matt has never reminded me of those people. Matt reminds me of the woke elders and artists ahead of us that have been outspoken in their lives because they can’t live with the oppression they see in their community. Matt Sedillo, as political and often loud as his poetry can be, never gives his audience anything outside of his heart and never says things to make a political point. Rather, he uses political points to express the feelings inside of a lot of Chicano people.

I wanted Matt on Pen Clique because I believe political poetry is important, and having political poets working from a benevolent place can be rare to find. The agenda may be more important than the people at times, but Matt Sedillo is an example of a poet whose politics are informed by his feelings for the people firstly. Sedillo has taught me not to be afraid to yell out my frustrations with this broken system, while always doing it with great device and the passion of a guerrero.

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That time I used to produce poetry nights.

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Donald Trump, White Nationalism and White Supremacy

Donald Trump, White Nationalism and White Supremacy

The presidential election of 2016 continues to yield surprises and insights. Perhaps most importantly, it continues to remind us of the many great unresolved gaps of the past and the future. Nationally recognized spoken word poet and political analyst Matt Sedillo gives us a scientific breakdown of the risks, opportunities and challenges that lie before us.      Much of what we are engaged in in…

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Dear Matt Sedillo,

Today you changed my view of my self. you gave me a reason to stand up and show the real me The me that I have for so long been afraid to show the world you let me know that someone saw me as something other than a background character Yes, there have been others But when you said it you looked me straight in the eyes You let me know that my story can have a voice and that my story can help others I may not always remember the exact words you said but I will always remember the feeling of that moment

I can not move another’s hands with my eyes and I can not change the past with my mind I am me in this moment Now my challenge is to make this moment matter my challenge is to not have a want to look back at my past and wish for a time machine

I thank you for helping me see my strength See that I may not be the strongest but I can and will keep fighting

I am in control of my lives path And I can make it something that I see as worth while

Dear Matt Sedillo, One of the most kind hearted people I have ever met I dedicate this to you

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Check out fellow poet, Matt Sedillo, perform his piece titled The Devil, in this awesome montage media thingy. It's explosive!