Kyle 'Guante' Tran Myhre - Starfish

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Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre, performing at Soap Boxing Poetry Slam in Minneapolis, MN.

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"my job these days is to turn on all the lights and pretend to be brave"
damn. heavy

ladyj.

One of the cool things about poetry on YouTube is that we can actually talk about the poems. I know that's frowned upon in some circles, but I wanted to share my motivation for writing this, and am down to discuss it if people have thoughts, counterpoints, questions, etc.

This is a poem I wrote about the tension that can sometimes exist between doing face-to-face activist/educational/service work that you know is good and that you know has an impact... while not seeing the larger systems/trends change. As much as we might know on an intellectual level that we need BOTH (for example: we need people who volunteer at the homeless shelter AND people who organize around pushing policies that can end homelessness), it can be a challenge to figure how you fit in, where you should expend your energy. This poem is a reminder for me to continue developing more nuanced frameworks for how I think about change, to value and honor individual contributions while never losing sight of the larger goals of sustainable, institutional transformation.

GUANTESOLO

I love the way Guante writes/speaks his poetry. His expression is so unique and almost absurd or incongruous but it is because of that quality that it is so moving, fresh and beautiful that it makes me see things in a whole new light, surprisingly making me see things more clearly.

JEEVY

the frustration and commitment is so powerful - that was seriously incredible

batikkaba

Wow. Simply breathtaking, I loved every second of it.

Though, when you said you needed to teach starfish to fly I couldn't help but imagine them taking off like helicopters.

AwkwardCheeseIsAwkward

He was my best friends poet, she passed away last week of an over dose. she wouldve loved this one. Rip beautiful

emmalovesmusic

Guante, thank you for this poem. With this poem, I thanked my teachers who were there for me all throughout high school.

I performed this poem to several teachers of mine that I cherished and it touched them just as your poem touched me. You helped me tell the amazing teachers I know how important they are to me.

Thank you.

stephandreee

There's something about the way his voice sounds when he performs that makes the poem sound even more beautiful.

shaeleenhughes

Im in love with your words they seem to flow so smoothly. My fave poem you have done was "10 responses to the phrase man up". By far one of my fave poets on here. You r such an inspiration!

emmylou