- Rives (poet)
John G. Rives is a performance poet, storyteller, and author, born on Oct. 31, 1968 in Los Angeles County, California. He has appeared on multiple seasons of HBO's
Def Poetry Jam [ [http://www.hbo.com/defpoetry/episodes/season4/index.html HBO: Def Poetry - Episode Guide: Season 4 ] ] and was a member of the Def Poetry international tour group. He has also appeared atTED (conference) [ [http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/view/id/27 Rives | Profile on TED.com ] ] and has published several pop-up books for children. He co-hosted the television special 'Ironic Iconic America' withTommy Hilfiger , discussing how pop culture has influenced American tastes and styles. [ [http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/07/bravo_looks_at_ironic_iconic_a.php Bravo Looks at ‘Ironic Iconic America’ - TVWeek - News ] ]Some of his most well known performances on Def Poetry Jam include a story about poetry in the deaf community, [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbtVepS53t0 YouTube - Rives Def Jam ] ] a description of his post-coital bliss [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_aDNFEUt74 YouTube - Rives Kite ] ] and the performance "Dirty Talk" about what people say during sex. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvDj-NYnmS4 YouTube - Rives - Dirty Talk - With HBO' s Def Poetry Jam ] ]
External links
* http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/
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Sources
* http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/view/id/27
* http://www.hbo.com/defpoetry/episodes/season4/index.html
* http://www.leighbureau.com/speaker.asp?id=409
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