If you know me, there's always been a place for poetry in my heart, and a whole dedicated section on my bookshelf. Where the classics of Frost and Ginsberg are always a go to, the spoken word of the likes of Bradley Hathaway, Sarah Kay, and Andrew Gibson are the ones I can recite at will. Today is National Poetry Day to our friends across the pond. And in honor of that, I'd like to share a word that forces me to shake, rattle, and roll. It's a personal favorite by Anis Mojgani, although he has so many other good poems out there, it's hard to choose. This is Shake the Dust.
January 9, 2010 at House of Blues Orlando. Meet Anis Mojgani. The two-time National Slam Poetry Champion stole the show, reminding everyone the power of words and the value in their stories. Here, he performs "Shake the Dust."