Mayda del Valle at the White House Poetry Jam (2 of 8)
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Uploaded by whitehouse on May 20, 2009
Mayda del Valle, an artist who has toured extensively whose work has helped to raise the bar in poetry circles all over the world, performs the spoken word at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word on May 12, 2009. (public domain)
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That was sick def liked it
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@luc59457 can't step in the river the same place twice
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I truly love her style and the way she her words stir emotions and thoughts within me
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I wish you would come to Florida!
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real word.
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This young woman spoke today at the Hispanic Women's Corporation 26th Annual Luncheon in Phoenix and she made my heart soar with this piece. You rock it Mayda del Valle
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Thank you First Lady for bringing Mayda to your house - her flow cleared the WH of hidden things.
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I love this. I watch it all the time. I can relate completely. My grandmother is such a strong woman, and up next to her I feel so obsolete and weak. I search for faith and strength like hers.
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Somewhere out there her mom and grandma are saying..."That's my baby!!" lol
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powerful.. i love that line "that whether gathered in marble temples around a midnight fire or block party speakers we have always raised our hands to the sky trying to touch the invisible force that holds these cells together into a fragile mass.."
aren't we all..
gsamuel99 1 year ago 7
"...We are all truly miraculous." God, this is so beautifully powerful. Not just my ears, but my whole body heard and felt her words. Beautiful.
demsorbust 1 year ago 6