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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TED2008

Rives: A story of mixed emoticons

Rives berättar en historia av blandade känsloikoner.

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Rives -- Stjärnan i Bravo-specialen "Ironic Iconic America" (Ironiska Ikoniska Amerika) -- berättar en typografisk berättelse som är kort och tragikomisk.
- 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 meansbetyder, "I'm smilingleende."
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Detta betyder - Jag ler.
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So does that.
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Detta också.
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This meansbetyder "mousemus."
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Detta betyder mus.
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"CatKatt."
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Katt.
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Here we have a storyberättelse.
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Här har vi en berättelse.
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The startStart of the storyberättelse, where this meansbetyder guy,
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Början av berättelsen, detta betyder kille,
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and that is a ponytailhästsvans on a passer-byförbipasserande.
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och det här är en hästsvans på en förbipasserande.
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Here'sHär är where it happenshänder.
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Här är vad som händer.
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These are when.
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Detta är när.
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This is a cassettekassett tapetejp the girlflicka putssätter into her cassette-tapekassettband playerspelare.
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Detta är ett kassettband flickan sätter in i sin kassettspelare.
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She wearsbär it everyvarje day.
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Hon har på sig den var dag.
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It's not consideredanses vara vintageVintage --
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Det är inte tänkt som vintage --
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she just likesgillar certainvissa musicmusik to soundljud a certainvissa way.
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hon tycker bara att viss musik ska låta på ett speciellt sätt.
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Look at her posturehållning; it's remarkableanmärkningsvärd.
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Titta på hennes hållning, den är anmärkningsvärd.
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That's because she dancesdanser.
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Det är för att hon dansar.
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Now he, the guy, takes all of this in, figuringräkna,
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Nu tar han, killen, in allt detta, och funderar,
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"HonestlyÄrligt talat, geezJisses, what are my chanceschanser?"
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"Seriöst, jösses, vad har jag för chans?"
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(LaughterSkratt)
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(Skratt)
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And he could say, "Oh my God!"
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Och han kunde säga, "Herregud!"
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or "I hearthjärta you!"
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eller "Jag hjärta dig"
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"I'm laughingskrattande out loudhögt."
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Jag skrattar högt.
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"I want to give you a hugkram."
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Jag vill ge dig en kram.
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But he comeskommer up with that, you know.
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Men han kommer på det, ni vet.
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He tellsberättar her, "I'd like to hand-painthand-paint your portraitporträtt on a coffeekaffe mugMugg."
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Han säger till henne, "Jag vill handmåla ett porträtt av dig på en kaffekopp."
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(LaughterSkratt)
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(Skratt)
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Put a crabkrabba insideinuti it.
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Lägga en krabba i den.
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AddLägg till some watervatten.
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Lägga till vatten.
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SevenSju differentannorlunda saltssalter.
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Sju olika sorters salt.
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He meansbetyder he's got this suddenplötslig notionbegrepp to standstå on drytorr landlanda,
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Han menar att han har denna plötsliga lust att stå på torra land,
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but just panhandlestekpannegreppet at the oceanhav.
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men bara tigger vid havet.
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He sayssäger, "You look like a mermaidsjöjungfru, but you walk like a waltzWaltz."
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Han säger, "Du ser ut som en sjöjungfru, men du går som en vals."
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And the girlflicka goesgår, "Wha'WHA'?"
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Och tjejen säger, "Va?"
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So, the guy repliessvar, "Yeah, I know, I know.
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Så killen kontrar, "Ja, jag vet, jag vet.
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I think my heartbeatheartbeat mightmakt be the MorseMorse codekoda for inappropriateolämplig.
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Jag tror att mina hjärtslag är morsekod för olämpligt.
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At leastminst, that's how it seemsverkar.
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I alla fall så verkar det som det.
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I'm like a juniorJunior varsityVarsity cheerleadercheerleader sometimesibland --
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Jag är som en hejarklacksledare ibland --
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for swearingsvordomar, awkwardtafatt silencestystnader, and very simpleenkel rhymeRhyme schemessystem.
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för svordomar, pinsamma tystnader och mycket enkla rim.
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Right now, talkingtalande to you, I'm not even really a guy.
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Just nu, talandes med dig, så är jag inte ens en kille.
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I'm a monkeyapa --
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Jag är en apa,
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(LaughterSkratt) --
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(Skratt)
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blowingblåser kissesKyssar
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slänger kyssar
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at a butterflyfjäril.
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till en fjäril.
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But I'm still suggestingvilket tyder på you and I should meetträffa.
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Men jag föreslår fortfarande att du och jag skall träffas.
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First, soonsnart, and then a lot.
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Först, snart och sedan en hel del.
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I'm thinkingtänkande the southwestsydväst cornerhörn of 5thth and 42ndnd at noonNoon tomorrowi morgon,
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Jag tänker det sydvästra hörnet av 5: e och 42. I morgon vid tolv,
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but I'll staystanna kvar untilfram tills you showshow up, ponytailhästsvans or not.
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men jag stannar tills du dyker upp, med hästsvans eller inte.
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HellHelvetet, ponytailhästsvans aloneensam.
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Vad fan, det räcker med hästsvansen.
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I don't know what elseannan to tell you.
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Jag vet inget mer jag skulle säga.
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I got a pencilpenna you can borrowlåna.
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Jag har en penna som du kan låna.
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You can put it in your phonetelefon."
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Du kan skriva in det på telefonen."
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But the girlflicka does not budgebudge, does not smileleende, does not frownrynka pannan.
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Men flickan ger inte vika, ler inte, rynkar inte pannan.
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She just sayssäger, "No thank you."
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Hon säger endast, "Nej tack"
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You know?
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Du vet
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[ "i don't need 2 writeskriva it down." ]
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"Jag behöver inte skriva ner det"
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(ApplauseApplåder)
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(Applåder)
Translated by Martin Söderström
Reviewed by Lisbeth Pekkari

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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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