Poetry on the Wire…
Is a project that is focused on those I have left behind...Its a means of showing them something of the world that they don't understand, and by that hopefully be awoken to towards the truths that have been hidden from them....So, this page has an intended audience and thus it contains theater concepts in trying to reach them...
This idea and concept has been a developing work in progress…As I have mentioned in my work and on other “about me pages”, my writing first began as a therapeutic measure of expressing myself after living through a great deal of lost…Otherwise humble and collected I didn’t share to much with the outside world of what I was actually thinking. My mother was virtually the only person who saw that side of me as she was also a mentor to me in many different profound conversations between us…For about 14yrs. I dropped much of the initial writing a spent most of these years bopping all over the place…with just my skill set; I literally began moving city to city. Living out of a suit case is what I still do today. Eventually I found myself back in Africa, where initially I slowed down a bit. It’s only been in since 2014 that I have picked up the pen again to write furthering my thoughts and sharing experience as well. Now published as an author, as well as film-making I hope to use both to reach intended audiences. The use of music is not really my intention but for cinematic influence, I sometimes see it inseparable from film...so please bare with me (Muslims, for i know the daleel (TRUTH WITH PROOFS), but as for reaching other audiences i was told if the content befits the message of dawah then....
Unlike initially where my work followed more of a biography trend, as a surprise to myself; the addition of poetry…many might not believe me but I have never written poetry, or study it; however I have found it interesting to listen too. What I find so intriguing about it is the ability to deliver profound messages in a few words of less. Either direct or abstract allowing the listener to own the interpretation through emotions to deepen the intent with a borrowed ownership if you will…By that Its incredible the amount of content that can be shared with very powerfully moving innuendos. I have combined my approach to a reading format to further allow the audience review, but to engage them by all three senses of hearing, seeing, and feeling at the same time…Shy myself, I like to remain behind the scenes as much as possible to keep the focus off myself and more so on the delivery of the material. I surprise myself all the time, and with such surprises I get excited to share…I hope that you all enjoy my outward expressions as I now too often use It to speak against injustices of all kinds. I believe that the one thing that should unite us all is the truth…so I ask you all please to share the website and posting with your loved ones, not for myself, but for the further development of humanity & our world…
Thank you, Sayyar Isma’il Swift
"POETRY ON THE WIRE"
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words paint pictures that influence emotions and stir the brain...