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 ens explica un conte d'emoticons embolicats

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Rives, l'estrella del programa especial de Bravo "Amèrica Icònica Irònica" ens explica un conte de fades tipogràfic curt i amarg.
- 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 meanssignifica, "I'm smilingsomrient."
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Això vol dir que ric
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So does that.
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I això també
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This meanssignifica "mouseratolí."
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Això és un ratolí
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"CatGat."
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Un gat
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Here we have a storyhistòria.
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Aquí tenim un conte.
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The startcomençar of the storyhistòria, where this meanssignifica guy,
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Al principi del conte, on això és un noi,
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and that is a ponytailcua de cavall on a passer-byvianant.
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i això una cua en una que passava per allà
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Here'sAquí és where it happenspassa.
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Això és on passa
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These are when.
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I això quan.
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This is a cassettecassette tapecinta the girlnoia putsposa into her cassette-tapecinta de casset playerjugador.
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Aquesta és la cinta de cassette que la noia posa a la seva reproductora de cassettes.
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She wearsporta it everycada day.
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La porta cada dia.
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It's not consideredconsiderat vintageanyada --
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No la considera vintage
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she just likesM'agrada certaincert musicmúsica to soundso a certaincert way.
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únicament li agrada que certa música soni de certa manera.
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Look at her posturepostura; it's remarkablenotable.
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Mireu la seva postura, és sorprenent.
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That's because she dancesdanses.
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Això és perquè sap ballar
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Now he, the guy, takes all of this in, figuringfigurant,
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I ara, el noi, ho assimila tot, pensant,
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"HonestlySincerament, geezGeez, what are my chancespossibilitats?"
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"Sincerament, per favor, quines possibilitats tinc?"
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(LaughterRiure)
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(Rialles)
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And he could say, "Oh my God!"
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I podria dir, "Senyor, Déu meu!"
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or "I heartcor you!"
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o "m'agrades!"
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"I'm laughingrient out loudfort."
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Ric de forma descontrolada.
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"I want to give you a hugabraçada."
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Et vull abraçar.
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But he comesve up with that, you know.
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Però ara se li acut, ja saps.
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He tellsli diu her, "I'd like to hand-paintmà-pintura your portraitretrat on a coffeecafè mugtassa."
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Li diu "M'agradaria pintar a mà el teu retrat en una tassa de cafè."
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(LaughterRiure)
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(Rialles)
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Put a crabCranc insidedins it.
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Posa-hi un cranc.
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AddAfegir some wateraigua.
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Afegeix-hi aigüa.
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SevenSet differentdiferent saltssals.
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Set sals diferents.
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He meanssignifica he's got this suddende sobte notionnoció to standestand on drysec landterra,
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Té aquella repentina sensació d'estar sobre terra ferma,
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but just panhandlePanhandle at the oceanoceà.
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però simplement parant la mà a l'oceà.
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He saysdiu, "You look like a mermaidsirena, but you walkcaminar like a waltzvals."
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Ell li diu, "T'assembles a una sirena però camines com si ballessis un vals"
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And the girlnoia goesva, "Wha'Wha "?"
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I ella li replica "Quèeee?"
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So, the guy repliesrespostes, "Yeah, I know, I know.
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I ell li diu, "Sí, ho sé, ho sé.
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I think my heartbeatbatec del cor mightpotser be the MorseMorse codecodi for inappropriateinadequat.
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potser el meu ritme cardíac és el codi Morse del que no és apropiat.
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At leastmenys, that's how it seemssembla.
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Com a mínim, és el que sembla.
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I'm like a juniorJunior varsityuniversitari cheerleaderAnimadora sometimesde vegades --
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Sóc com una animadora d'equip universitari de vegades -
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for swearingpresa de possessió, awkwardmaldestre silencessilencis, and very simplesenzill rhymerima schemesesquemes.
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pels insults, els silencis molestos i les rimes massa senzilles.
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Right now, talkingparlar to you, I'm not even really a guy.
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Ara mateix, parlant amb tu, no sóc ni un home.
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I'm a monkeymico --
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Sóc un mico,
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(LaughterRiure) --
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blowingbufant kissespetons
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repartint petons
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at a butterflypapallona.
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a una papallona.
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But I'm still suggestingsuggerint you and I should meettrobar-se.
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Però encara crec que tu i jo hem de quedar.
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First, soonaviat, and then a lot.
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Primer, aviat, i després molt.
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I'm thinkingpensant the southwestsud-oest cornercantonada of 5thth and 42ndnd at noonmigdia tomorrowdemà,
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Potser podríem quedar a la cantonada de la 5a amb la 42, demà al migdia,
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but I'll stayquedar-se untilfins a you showespectacle up, ponytailcua de cavall or not.
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m'hi quedaré fins que t'hi presentis, amb cua o sense.
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HellL'infern, ponytailcua de cavall alonesol.
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Diantres, encara que només sigui amb cua.
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I don't know what elsealtra cosa to tell you.
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No sé què més dir-te.
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I got a pencilllapis you can borrowdemanar prestat.
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Tinc un llapis per deixar-te.
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You can put it in your phonetelèfon."
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Te´l pots posar al mòvil.
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But the girlnoia does not budgecedir, does not smilesomriure, does not frownarrufar el nas.
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Però la noia no s'inmuta, no riu ni s'arrufa
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She just saysdiu, "No thank you."
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Només diu, "No, gràcies."
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You know?
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Saps?
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[ "i don't need 2 writeescriure it down." ]
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[ "No necessito escriure-ho." ]
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(ApplauseAplaudiments)
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(Aplaudiments)
Translated by V S E
Reviewed by Carmen Vega-Reina

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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