Kate Tempest - Best Intentions - Intro by Scroobius Pip

[JayGOS117]

Now tell me the right woman is poet laureate.

A title made meaningless by Kate.

[cfcolly]

This poem captures how I feel so beautifully, she's amazing.

Marry Me? x

[shesnotthere]

I will think of you when all the city longs to sleep

I'll keep 'em up, screaming out the secrets I don't want to keep

then I'll call you up in tears, knowing you don't want to speak.

but fuck it, whatever's come to pass, I hope that you, like me are sure

that the love was always real and the intention always pure

and whatever people tell you, fuck 'em, they'll never love you more

just I wish I'd known to love you right before. <3

[ducksbumhole]

brilliant much love to you girl, this is what they mean when they say "straight from the heart" x

[TaxidermyPress]

Oh, my god. Legend.

[definitionofpleb]

Deep.

Nice

[LaceyLambe]

Modern Shakespeare! This is the purest poetry, I love it!

[musicismymommy]

thank you for articulating the stuff i don't know how to say

[TheTracer73]

makes me cry every time I hear it, true talent

[sjjanes]

Very passionate.



[JESSICAJOYALLEN]

So beautifully raw! Your going to be big!! x

[sophiew3]

After that it's hard to find the words to express how incredible and honest and beautiful her poetry is...

[chilliman07]

WTF! She needs putting down!!

[ohbiggles]

i found this girl on radio4 the other night and seriously couldnt sleep

[sierradelta07]

@ohbiggles I also heard her on Radio 4 and couldn't believe how relevant and passionate she was. Don't know if she's on the school syllabus but I'd be happy for my kids to study her poetry. However not sure if her poetry will have the same resonance on the page. May need to be heard for the impact. Her poetry really is a performance.

[ohbiggles]

@sierradelta07 funnily enough, im an alevel student! i study english literature, and she's not on the syllabus. however, we're encouraged to read/listen to poetry by others, to put poets like Duffy into a bit more context.

she's so brilliant, so honest and unpretentious

[jdkit]

wondered into a tent ant electric picnic last year and Kate was there rapping, she was unreal- all improv. Keep it up, missed her this year

[andy91lawr]

@jdkit awh i saw her at EP this year with her band sound of rum in that spoken word tent. it was amazing, one of the highlights of the weekend

[EvilGniuz]

not being funny but here voice is very monotone, it doesn't capture you and make you sit there and listen, the best poet is polar bear

[tamzinrose]

@EvilGniuz Polar Bear is amazing, but Kate Tempest is too.

[TheDougieHastings]

Incredible

[TheDougieHastings]

Incredible

[JellyKimSugarBoom14]

WOW

she is soo passionate <3

amazing

[AbattoirDream]

saw Sound Of Rum with DLS vs SP and B Dolan on saturday.. was fucking brilliant..

sound of rum opened up, and although i didnt originally expect to be, i was amazed.. shes got an admirable character.

[peebzzz]

She is so fucking amazing.

[thenakedfaces]

In an attempt to get more people involved in the poetry events at school I read some of this poem.

I shook as I read it out before 500 of them but the pause afterwards really echoed the power of this rhythmic performance poetry.

I found it hard not to get too involved in it as I read it but it seemed to have an impact. Hopefully I will see the fruits in the upcoming home-grown evening.

If so, will post it up as a response.

Utterly incredible poetry,

K.

[MegaEberg]

Beautiful, heart wrenching...made me cry a little bit.

[astratton22]

kate thank you for this poem. im going through a really shit time now where unrequited love is fucking killing me. this captures it, completely.

[pru005]

i totally agree with you, love hurts so much me right now. and i cant stop listening to this, somehow, even though its sad, it makes me feel better.

[pbearder]

The rather cruelly named 'tall bald guy' is Rob Gee and he is a fantastic stand up poet - check him out

[funkymunky2007]

The myspace page for sound of rum on the right is the wrong one im afraid.

[dpuck]

sorted thanks for the heads up ;)

[jackmitch]

wrote that the other week sorry, album out since wednesday...(forgot to adjust before i hit post comment)

[jackmitch]

The spoken word scene, has, in recent years, developed a more mainstream following thanks to the likes of Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip merging genres to please the ears of chart following clubbers. Whereas Pips often powerful lyrics were playfully accompanied by the indie/pop backing of Le Sacs Decks, Tempests more poetic reels are often backed by nothing more than an awe gasping silence. When she is joined on stage, her band, Sound of Rum, offer an acoustic setting in

[jackmitch]

...which her lyrics flourish into darker, mood grippingly haunting tales.Taking inspiration from the likes of Shakespeare, Tempest is a true genius with word play, a potently compelling performer. Tempest is eloquently true through her performance, a South East London accent offers realism alongside her hypnotic and poetic narratives.

Releasing her debut in early December through Pure Groove with a Sound of Rum debut following early January

[Nikoras]

raw emotion, a true contrast to scroobius pip's deep thinking style. Both are nice. both speak to me in their own way.

[JennikaArgent]

Wicked Lady Kate!!!!!!!!!! Powerful.

[ThwackMedia]

Just incredible. London hasn't had such talent since Mr Blake!

[gaztwiz]

@ThwackMedia Yes incredible and inspiring for sure!!! Im a fan for life now after one listen!!

[robtherub]

those with a gift, though lonely, will always be closely related to progress. excentral tempest once said, and here is the detail... the answer to the question, why the same old song of freedom sounds so sad now, makes you cry, shoulda made u realise, anything is posible, and thats the sad thing... cos o this

[newborner]

amazing poetry, fantastic oratory !! love it

[lozabelle1]

This is incredible - I've watched it so many times in the last week. Yay Kate.

[em4massage]

she is so humble and unique. you have to see her. Kate you are you are. Just Be. Keep the Faith sister sweet

[TYISCLOSER]

brilliant

[MikePhilbin]

wow, that's got the hair up all over my hairy body

electric(!)

[maankindj]

now This is way i love this genre!!

fucking great piece of w*rk!!

[5starTUMOURv2]

yes well we came across kate at the secret garden party and she surely is quite a force of raw love, extraordinary our eduction system still lets a gem like this slip through the net.

[toyboxboise]

Thats Right.

[lukaki26]

Truly inspiring. Raw energy and emotional honesty. I have no doubt that Kate will go from strength to strength.

[williamjames3]

she's great......!

[teresagabriel]

mind blowing

[mjd1982]

powerful

[neutronuiumalcamist]

kate ur words are amazing !!.....