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
TEDSalon 2006

Rives: If I controlled the Internet

Rives kontrollon internetin

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Sa poetë mund të fusin eBay-in, Friendster-in dhe Monster.com në një poemë të vetme e gjatë 3 minuta dhe shumë e brohoritur nga publiku? Argëtohuni me talentin unik të 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. Full bio

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I wrote this poem after hearing a pretty well known actress
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Shkrova këtë poemë pasi dëgjova një aktore shumë të njohur
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tell a very well known interviewer on television,
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ti thosh një intervistuesi shumë të njohur në televizion,♫
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"I'm really getting into the Internet lately.
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"Unë më të vertetë kam pak kohë që u futa në internet
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I just wish it were more organized."
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vetëm dëshiroj që ai të ish më i organizuar. "
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So ...
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Pra...
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(Laughter)
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If I controlled the Internet,
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Nëse unë do kontrolloja internetin,
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you could auction your broken heart on eBay.
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ju mund të nxirrnit në ankand, tek eBay zemrën tuaj të thyer.
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Take the money; go to Amazon;
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Merrni paratë; shkoni tek Amazon
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buy a phonebook for a country you've never been to -- call folks at random
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blini një numerator telefonik të një shteti në të cilin nuk keni qenë kurrë -- bëj telefonata sipas rastit
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until you find someone who flirts really well in a foreign language.
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derisa të gjeni dikë që mund të flërtojë shumë mirë në një gjuhë të huaj.
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(Laughter)
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If I were in charge of the Internet,
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Nese do kisha qenë në krye të internetit,
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you could Mapquest your lover's mood swings.
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ju mund të gjeni dashurinë në Mapquest sipas ritmit të humorit tuaj.
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Hang left at cranky, right at preoccupied,
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Mbaj të majtën nga fiksimi, të djathën nga shqetësimi,
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U-turn on silent treatment,
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Kthehu në U në heshtje,
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all the way back to tongue kissing and good lovin'.
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deri tek puthja me gjuhë dhe dashuri e mirë.
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You could navigate and understand every emotional intersection.
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Ju mund të navigoni dhe të kuptoni çdo ndërlidhje emocionale.
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Some days, I'm as shallow as a baking pan,
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Ndonj ditë, unë jam aq i ceket sa një tepsi,
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but I still stretch miles in all directions.
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mirëpo ende vazhdoj të lundroj me km në të gjitha drejtimet.
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If I owned the Internet, Napster, Monster and Friendster.com
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Po ta posedoja internetin, Napster, Monster dhe Friendster.com
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would be one big website.
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do të ish vetem një websajt i madh.
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That way you could listen to cool music
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Në atë menyrë ju do të mund të dëgjonit muzikë të lezetëshme
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while you pretend to look for a job
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gjersa ju pretendoni të kërkoni për një punë
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and you're really just chattin' with your pals.
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dhe ju jeni vetem duke biseduar me shokun tuaj.
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(Laughter)
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Heck, if I ran the Web, you could email dead people.
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Dreq o punë, nëse e komandoni Web-in, ju do të mund ti shkruanit emaile njerëzve të vdekur.
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(Laughter)
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They would not email you back
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Ata nuk do të mund t'ju kthenin emailat
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(Laughter) --
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but you'd get an automated reply.
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por ju do të merri një përgjigje automatike.
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(Laughter)
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Their name in your inbox
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Emri i tyre në kutinë e postës në mbërritje
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(Laughter) --
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it's all you wanted anyway.
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pas të gjithave është ajo që dëshironit sidoqoftë.
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And a message saying, "Hey, it's me. I miss you.
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Dhe një mesazh që thotë, "Hey, jam unë. Më mungon.
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(Laughter)
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Listen, you'll see being dead is dandy.
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Dëgjoni, ju do të shihni të qenit i vdekur është i shkëlqyer.
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Now you go back to raising kids and waging peace and craving candy."
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Tani ju shkoni përsëri të rrisni fëmijë, shkëmbeni shenjën e paqes, gelltitni bombone"
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If I designed the Internet, childhood.com would be a loop
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Nëse e vizatoj internetin, childhood.com do të ishte një loop
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of a boy in an orchard, with a ski pole for a sword,
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e një djali në një pemishte, më një shkop skish si shpatë,
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trashcan lid for a shield, shouting, "I am the emperor of oranges.
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kapak koshi mbeturinash për mburojë, duke thirrur: "Unë jam perandor i portokajve.
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I am the emperor of oranges. I am the emperor of oranges."
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Unë jam perandor i portokajve. Unë jam perandor i portokajve."
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Now follow me, OK?
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Tani më ndiqni mua, OK?
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(Laughter)
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Grandma.com would be a recipe for biscuits and spit-bath instructions.
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Grandma.com do të ishte një recet për biskoda dhe instruktione gatimi.
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One, two, three.
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Një, dy, tre.
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That links with hotdiggitydog.com.
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Kjo lidhet me hotdiggitydog.com
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That is my grandfather.
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Ky është babagjyshi im.
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They take you to gruff-ex-cop-on-his-fourth-marriage.dad.
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Ata ju marrin në martesën-e-katërt-të-ish-policit-të-ashpër.babi.
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He forms an attachment to
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Ai krijonë një bashkangjitje
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kind-of-ditzy-but-still-sends-ginger-snaps-for-Christmas.mom,
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e-hutuar-por-ende-dergon-biskota-me-xhinxher-per-Krishtlindje.mami,
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who downloads the boy in the orchard, the emperor of oranges,
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i cili e shkarkon djalin në pemishe, perandori i portokallëve,
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who grows up to be me --
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i cili u rrit për të qenë unë --
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the guy who usually goes too far.
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djali i cili zakonisht vete shumë larg.
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So if I were emperor of the Internet,
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Pra po të isha perandori i internetit,
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I guess I'd still be mortal, huh?
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Them se akoma do të isha vdekjeprues, huh?
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But at that point, I would probably
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Mirëpo tek një pikë, ndoshta do të isha
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already have the lowest possible mortgage
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të isha vdekjepruesi me mortalitet më të ulët
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and the most enlarged possible penis
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dhe më penisin më të madh
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(Laughter) --
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so I would outlaw spam on my first day in office.
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pra do të prishja ligjin e spam-it në diten e parë në zyren time.
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I wouldn't need it.
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Nuk më duhet të isha ndonjë.
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I'd be like some kind of Internet genius, and me,
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Gjeni interneti, dhe unë
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I'd like to upgrade to deity and maybe just like that --
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do të përditësoja deit dhe ndoshta vetem atë --
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pop! -- I'd go wireless.
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pop!! -- do të shkoja pa tela ( wirlessly )
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(Laughter)
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Huh? Maybe Google would hire this.
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Huh? Ndoshta Google do të punësojë këtë.
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I could zip through your servers and firewalls like a virus
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Do të fshihesha rreth serverve dhe fajeruallave sikruse një virus
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until the World Wide Web is as wise, as wild and as organized
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derisa World Wide Web do të ishte aq i mençur,sa i egër dhe i organizuar
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as I think a modern-day miracle/oracle can get, but, ooh-eee,
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siq unë mendoj një ditë moderne mrekulli/orakull do të ishte, ohh-eee,
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you want to bet just how whack and un-PC
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me bast se si i rraskapit dhe jo-PC
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your Mac or PC is going to be when I'm rocking
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Mac juaj apo Pc do të jenë kur unë do të lëkundem
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hot-shit-hot-shot-god.net?
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përralla-leshi.net?
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I guess it's just like life.
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Mendoj se është sikurse jeta.
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It is not a question of if you can --
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nuk është një pyetje nese ju mundeni --
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it's: do ya?
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është apo jo?
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We can interfere with the interface.
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Ne mund të interferojme me interference.
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We can make "You've got Hallelujah" the national anthem of cyberspace
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Ne mund ta bejmë " ju keni një hallelujah" krimi nacional i anthem
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every lucky time we log on.
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çdo herë që të futemi brenda
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You don't say a prayer.
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Ju do të luteni.
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You don't write a psalm.
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Ju nuk shkruani një psalm.
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You don't chant an "om."
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Juve nuk ju këndoj
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You send one blessed email to whomever you're thinking of
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Ju dërgoni një emaill bekuese për secilin që mendoni
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at dah-da-la-dat-da-dah-da-la-dat.com.
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tek dah-da-la-dat-da-dah-da-la-dat.com.
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Thank you, TED.
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Faleminderit, TED.
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(Applause)
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(Duartrokitje)
Translated by Liridon Shala
Reviewed by Spartak Ferrollari

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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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