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Quddus Is 'Humbled' And 'Wide Open'
You may know Quddus as a former MTV VJ and a current correspondent for TVOne Access, but you may not know that prior to that career move that he was a spoken word artist. Like many of us who put our creative pursuits to the side due to our day jobs, Quddus put his pen down a few years ago and let it get dusty but thankfully he didn't let the ink dry up. Last summer he picked it back up after being inspired by a fair maiden and the result was "Humbled," which he recently shot the following video for. In the clip, his poem is recited over the music of violinist Miri Ben-Ari, and this is the first in the upcoming "Wide Open" series debuting soon. This is great to see another side of Quddus outside of his television duties. Leave your thoughts behind in the comments.
Tags: miri ben-ari, quddus
Comments
I disagree. I think Q did a very credible job in delivering his piece. He's certainly not Saul Williams or Ursula Rucker but in knowing the current SW scene intimately well, Q ain't bad at all.
langston | February 18, 2009 4:03 PM | Permalinkthe delivery did leave me limp, i gotta say. Quddus is a good dude, though. i've always like him as a tv personality.
dar | February 17, 2009 9:26 PM | PermalinkI also don't want to sound unkind, but I didn't care for the delivery, nor the music/video. I would give the written words a second chance. But good for him, anwyay.
anon | February 17, 2009 7:43 PM | PermalinkThis is going to sound mean, but I don't want it to though.
I liked the poem, but I didn't totally feel the delivery. It was the same way for me with Elizabeth Winters (?- the woman who read the poem at the Inauguration). I'd like to see the written version to really be able to appreciate it. Something in the delivery didn't have the full "umph" of emotion that would help carry the poem.
DLS77 | February 17, 2009 4:32 PM | Permalink