ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life.

Why you should listen

Part poet, part storyteller, part philosopher, Rives is the co-host of TEDActive as well as a frequent TED speaker. On stage, his poems burst in many directions, exposing multiple layers and unexpected treats: childhood memories, grown-up humor, notions of love and lust, of what is lost forever and of what's still out there waiting to unfold. Chimborazo.

A regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Rives also starred alongside model Bar Refaeli in the 2008 Bravo special Ironic Iconic America, touring the United States on a "roller coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of American pop culture." Flat pages can't contain his storytelling, even when paper is his medium. The pop-up books he creates for children unfold with surprise: The Christmas Pop-Up Present expands to reveal moving parts, hidden areas and miniature booklets inside. 

His latest project—the Museum of Four in the Morning—is an ode to a time that may well be part of a global conspiracy. In a good way.  

More profile about the speaker
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Rives: A story of mixed emoticons

Rives nous raconte une histoire saupoudrée d'émoticônes

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Rives, animateur de l'émission spéciale "Ironic Ironic America", nous dévoile un conte de fée typographique, court et sucré-salé.
- Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life. Full bio

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This meansveux dire, "I'm smilingsouriant."
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Ceci signifie, je souris.
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So does that.
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Ça aussi.
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This meansveux dire "mouseSouris."
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Ceci signifie « souris ».
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"CatChat."
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Chat.
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Here we have a storyrécit.
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Et voilà une histoire.
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The startdébut of the storyrécit, where this meansveux dire guy,
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Le début de l'histoire, commence par « un homme »,
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and that is a ponytailqueue de cheval on a passer-bypassant.
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et une fille et sa queue de cheval, qu'il croise par hasard,
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Here'sVoici where it happensarrive.
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C'est ici que ça se passe.
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These are when.
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Et voici l'heure.
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This is a cassettecassette taperuban the girlfille putsmet into her cassette-tapecassette-audio playerjoueur.
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Voici une cassette que la fille met dans un lecteur de cassettes.
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She wearsporte it everychaque day.
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Elle le prend tous les jours.
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It's not consideredpris en considération vintageVintage --
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Ce n'est pas vraiment vintage, mais elle aime ce son pour certaines musiques.
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she just likesaime certaincertain musicla musique to sounddu son a certaincertain way.
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Ce n'est pas vraiment vintage, mais elle aime ce son pour certaines musiques.
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Look at her postureposture; it's remarkableremarquable.
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Observez sa démarche, remarquable. C'est parce qu'elle danse.
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That's because she dancesdanses.
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Observez sa démarche, remarquable. C'est parce qu'elle danse.
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Now he, the guy, takes all of this in, figuringfigurer,
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Et le gars se regarde, et se dit :
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"HonestlyHonnêtement, geezGeez, what are my chanceschances?"
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honnêtement, est-ce que j'ai seulement une chance ?
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(LaughterRires)
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(Rires)
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And he could say, "Oh my God!"
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Et il pourrait dire « Oh mon Dieu ! »
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or "I heartcœur you!"
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ou « Tu me plais ! »
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"I'm laughingen riant out loudbruyant."
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« Je ris aux éclats. »
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"I want to give you a hugcâlin."
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« Je voudrais te prendre dans mes bras. »
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But he comesvient up with that, you know.
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Mais voilà ce qu'il lui dit :
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He tellsraconte her, "I'd like to hand-paintmain-peinture your portraitportrait on a coffeecafé mugMug."
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« je voudrais peindre ton portrait moi-même sur mug.
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(LaughterRires)
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(Rires)
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Put a crabcrabe insideà l'intérieur it.
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Y mettre un crabe.
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AddAjouter some watereau.
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Ajouter de l'eau.
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SevenSept differentdifférent saltssels de.
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Sept sortes de sels. »
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He meansveux dire he's got this suddensoudain notionnotion to standsupporter on drysec landterre,
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Il aimerait lui dire qu'il n'est plus simplement sur la terre ferme,
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but just panhandlePanhandle at the oceanocéan.
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mais au bord de l'océan ; il lui dit :
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He saysdit, "You look like a mermaidsirène, but you walkmarche like a waltzValse."
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« Vous ressemblez à une sirène, mais votre démarche est une valse. »
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And the girlfille goesva, "Wha'WHA'?"
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Et la fille répond : « Quoi ? »
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So, the guy repliesréponses, "Yeah, I know, I know.
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Alors le gars dit : « Ouais, je sais, je sais.
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I think my heartbeatbattement de coeur mightpourrait be the MorseMorse codecode for inappropriateinapproprié.
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Je pense que mes battements cardiaques sont un code Morse pour “inapproprié”.
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At leastmoins, that's how it seemssemble.
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Du moins, c'est ce qu'il me semble.
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I'm like a juniorJunior varsityVarsity cheerleaderMajorette sometimesparfois --
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J'ai parfois l'impression d'être une pom-pom girl
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for swearingprestation de serment, awkwardmaladroite silencessilences, and very simplesimple rhymerime schemesrégimes de.
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avec mes cris, mes silences déplacés, et mes rimes simplistes.
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Right now, talkingparlant to you, I'm not even really a guy.
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Et à cet instant précis, je ne suis même pas vraiment un homme.
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I'm a monkeysinge --
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Je suis un singe, (Rires)
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(LaughterRires) --
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Je suis un singe, (Rires)
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blowingsouffler kissesBisous
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Je souffle des baisers sur un papillon.
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at a butterflypapillon.
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Je souffle des baisers sur un papillon.
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But I'm still suggestingsuggérant you and I should meetrencontrer.
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Tout ça pour dire que toi et moi devrions sortir ensemble.
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First, soonbientôt, and then a lot.
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Prochainement d'abord, et plus souvent ensuite.
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I'm thinkingen pensant the southwestsud ouest cornercoin of 5thth and 42ndsd at noonmidi tomorrowdemain,
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Je te propose demain midi à l'angle de la 5e et de la 42e
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but I'll stayrester untiljusqu'à you showmontrer up, ponytailqueue de cheval or not.
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et je resterais jusqu'à ce que tu arrives, avec ou sans queue de cheval.
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HellEnfer, ponytailqueue de cheval aloneseul.
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Hé, queue de cheval solitaire, je ne sais pas quoi te dire d'autre.
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I don't know what elseautre to tell you.
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Hé, queue de cheval solitaire, je ne sais pas quoi te dire d'autre.
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I got a pencilcrayon you can borrowemprunter.
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Je peux te prêter un stylo.
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You can put it in your phonetéléphone."
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Tu peux l'enregistrer dans ton portable. »
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But the girlfille does not budgeBudge, does not smilesourire, does not frownfroncer les sourcils.
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Mais la fille ne bouge pas, ne sourit pas, ne fronce pas les sourcils.
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She just saysdit, "No thank you."
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Elle dit juste, « Non merci.
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You know?
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[ "i don't need 2 writeécrire it down." ]
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... je n'ai pas besoin de le noter. »
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(ApplauseApplaudissements)
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Translated by Clement Genzmer
Reviewed by Remi Petiot

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life.

Why you should listen

Part poet, part storyteller, part philosopher, Rives is the co-host of TEDActive as well as a frequent TED speaker. On stage, his poems burst in many directions, exposing multiple layers and unexpected treats: childhood memories, grown-up humor, notions of love and lust, of what is lost forever and of what's still out there waiting to unfold. Chimborazo.

A regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Rives also starred alongside model Bar Refaeli in the 2008 Bravo special Ironic Iconic America, touring the United States on a "roller coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of American pop culture." Flat pages can't contain his storytelling, even when paper is his medium. The pop-up books he creates for children unfold with surprise: The Christmas Pop-Up Present expands to reveal moving parts, hidden areas and miniature booklets inside. 

His latest project—the Museum of Four in the Morning—is an ode to a time that may well be part of a global conspiracy. In a good way.  

More profile about the speaker
Rives | Speaker | TED.com

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