POETRY INVOICE ON A TALK WITH PARIOLODO
POETRY INVOICE ON A TALK WITH PARIOLODO:
Host: Prince Joe
Guest: Pariolodo
Title: Punchlines and its effect to the society.
H: Good to have you around( just like a dream come true)
Quick one sir, in ONE WORD, can you describe yourself?
G: Versatile
H: Deep. Thanks for that.
Ok. Sir, according to the Theme for tonight, kindly tell us, what PUNCHLINES mean to you? ( due to your experience)
G: To me, a punchline is the garment poetry wears to transform into what a lay man can relate with while maintaining the originality of poetry.
Intensively, it is a cocktail of euphemism, metaphor, personification and smile
H: Hmmm, so, are you saying, we cannot make any PUNCHLINE without having to do with any figures of speech?
G: Well, punchline is a wider concept than I've just described, but a punchline wouldn't be a punchline if the person using it isn't employing some figure of speech.
H: Wow. That's true. Thanks for that clarification.
Sir, can you briefly explain what drives in PUNCHLINE, is it the emotions first or the content, or what?
G: Both.
Punchlines sometimes can be gotten from the emotion attached to the line. However, most of the times, punchlines hit more when they are arrange perfectly in a very creative content. I believe, it's really cool when you don't need to weep or do an acrobat for people to connect with your line.
The best is mastering that act of merging emotion with the content.
H: Brilliant.
Now sir, ever since you have been performing and all, I know you has someone very good in pidgin, and so much appreciate that. But then, there is a kind of confusion that tells that, pidgin spoken word poetry has more PUNCHLINES than just normal usage of words( English), what's your take?
G: I don't believe one language has an advantage over the other in the aspect of punchline. We are only limited by how far we think, how much we read and research, our level of artistic exposure and how crazy we can get. For me, create punchlines in pidgin takes the same mental process with creating it in English.
H: Hmmm, something to ponder on. Thank you.
Sir, may I ask what brought about your stage name PARIOLODO?
G: My first spoken word performance was in my first year in the University. I performed a poem that had a major character whose name was the refrain in the poem. The name of that character was Pariolodo. As the new boy whom nobody knew at that time and needed to talk to, they began to address me as Pariolodo and somehow, the name stuck.
H: Wow!
Ok. Sir, relating this PUNCHLINE to the SOCIETY, with the years you have spent performing from one country to another.
Do you really think, PUNCHLINE can make effect at all?
G: Well, let me first say that we are all "walking punchlines", consciously or unconsciously everyone of us makes a punchline at one time or the other. Restructuring these punchlines in a more creative way to address a particular issue is what makes a few individuals exceptional.
Personally, I am sure that punchline is one of the most vital tool, if not the most vital tool, for poetry to go mainstream. It is the magic that has allowed people to connect more with poetry in the recent times. So yes! Punchline is making a great effect in shaping our art, our hearts, and our society.
H: Deep. That's true.
But then, sir, if I may ask, let's divert to you a bit; what made you start writing poetry? Is it because you studied English language in school or what? What inspired you into writing?
G: A friend.
I Saw the works of a childhood friend on 2go back then. I think it was a year before I got admission. I can't remember. I did literature in sec school but never really connected with poetry until I saw his works. He wrote Shakespearean kind of poetry then and I modeled my first set of poems after his works. As time went on, I evolved.
H: Beautiful.
Let's me hit this, if you could shoot a spoken word poetry video, which country would it be and why?
G: hmmm
This question is hard o
Okay.
I think it would be Egypt. Right now, I'm fantasizing doing a poem somewhere around the great pyramid
H: I will see what I can do. ( I will just help you carry your bag to airport)
But really, I thought you would mention Nigeria, why not your own country? Is it due to the content of the poem or what?
G: smiles.
I could shoot a video anywhere in Nigeria. It's a reality for me. But shooting out of Nigeria is a dream.
H: Mehh. that's Great.
Sir, what's your greatest fear in spoken word poetry? Or writing?
G: I don't think I have any fear when it comes to poetry. I get tensed though when there's an expectation I'm suppose to live up to and somehow the tension helps me channel my energy to give out the best.
H: Great.
So, what has been keeping you moving in writing?
And also, what gets you inspired always?
G: Writing is a way to myself as well as an escape from myself (I hope can explain this better). At first I write for people's validations, now I just write what I feel or think and doing that makes me feel good.
Everything inspires me, in fact I've created a habit of creating poems out of the most insignificant thing.
H: Great
Let's me hit this, if you're ask to pick between 30million naira and to cancel your writing career and cancel being a poet, which would you pick ( with sincerity) and why?
G: wow It's like telling me to take 30million naira and go to prison, how am I suppose to enjoy the money?
I don't think everything in life is about money. NF, an American rapper once said, "The most important things in life are the things money can't buy"
I hope to make money but not at the expense of losing myself.
H: Great.
Let's me hit this, if you were told to write a story about your experience as a poet, what Title would you give it and why?
G: I'm very bad at titles. I can't really say now, but if eventually something pops up, it would definitely be something really bizarre and crazy
H: Crazy as usual.
3 Questions to go.
Sir, I challenge you to write 5-line poem, addressing your future daughter to write like you, and always stand for truth.
G: Dear Daughter,
Pour your heart into blank pages like libations
Let freedom gallop through veins
The world without you
Is like a broken pencil,
It has no point.
H: wow. Beauty.
Let's me hit this, sir, where do you see yourself in the next 5 years from now? Talk into existence
G: If Angel Gabriel hasn't blown the trumpet yet and aliens have not invaded earth, I see myself somewhere on the planet
H: Doing what sir?
G: Breathing
H: Hmmm.
Lastly, what do you have to say to all upcoming spoken word artist? Or poet.
G: Read more.
Research well before you write a piece, it's always good to do a poem from a well informed angle.
Be patient with yourself. Don't be in a hurry to churn out poems, take your time to perfect them.
Write regularly.
Learn to write by yourself, from your perspective, and most times for yourself.
You don't need the whole world to follow you to know you are a good writer, you just need one person who can really connect with your work and appreciate the essence of your art.
Don't forget to tell yourself that you are the best, the world can take it or leave. Who gives a fuck!
H: Wawu. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your time spent. We really do appreciate you, we are honoured. More wits, more wins, live more.
The end.
Host: Prince Joe
Guest: Pariolodo
Title: Punchlines and its effect to the society.
H: Good to have you around( just like a dream come true)
Quick one sir, in ONE WORD, can you describe yourself?
G: Versatile
H: Deep. Thanks for that.
Ok. Sir, according to the Theme for tonight, kindly tell us, what PUNCHLINES mean to you? ( due to your experience)
G: To me, a punchline is the garment poetry wears to transform into what a lay man can relate with while maintaining the originality of poetry.
Intensively, it is a cocktail of euphemism, metaphor, personification and smile
H: Hmmm, so, are you saying, we cannot make any PUNCHLINE without having to do with any figures of speech?
G: Well, punchline is a wider concept than I've just described, but a punchline wouldn't be a punchline if the person using it isn't employing some figure of speech.
H: Wow. That's true. Thanks for that clarification.
Sir, can you briefly explain what drives in PUNCHLINE, is it the emotions first or the content, or what?
G: Both.
Punchlines sometimes can be gotten from the emotion attached to the line. However, most of the times, punchlines hit more when they are arrange perfectly in a very creative content. I believe, it's really cool when you don't need to weep or do an acrobat for people to connect with your line.
The best is mastering that act of merging emotion with the content.
H: Brilliant.
Now sir, ever since you have been performing and all, I know you has someone very good in pidgin, and so much appreciate that. But then, there is a kind of confusion that tells that, pidgin spoken word poetry has more PUNCHLINES than just normal usage of words( English), what's your take?
G: I don't believe one language has an advantage over the other in the aspect of punchline. We are only limited by how far we think, how much we read and research, our level of artistic exposure and how crazy we can get. For me, create punchlines in pidgin takes the same mental process with creating it in English.
H: Hmmm, something to ponder on. Thank you.
Sir, may I ask what brought about your stage name PARIOLODO?
G: My first spoken word performance was in my first year in the University. I performed a poem that had a major character whose name was the refrain in the poem. The name of that character was Pariolodo. As the new boy whom nobody knew at that time and needed to talk to, they began to address me as Pariolodo and somehow, the name stuck.
H: Wow!
Ok. Sir, relating this PUNCHLINE to the SOCIETY, with the years you have spent performing from one country to another.
Do you really think, PUNCHLINE can make effect at all?
G: Well, let me first say that we are all "walking punchlines", consciously or unconsciously everyone of us makes a punchline at one time or the other. Restructuring these punchlines in a more creative way to address a particular issue is what makes a few individuals exceptional.
Personally, I am sure that punchline is one of the most vital tool, if not the most vital tool, for poetry to go mainstream. It is the magic that has allowed people to connect more with poetry in the recent times. So yes! Punchline is making a great effect in shaping our art, our hearts, and our society.
H: Deep. That's true.
But then, sir, if I may ask, let's divert to you a bit; what made you start writing poetry? Is it because you studied English language in school or what? What inspired you into writing?
G: A friend.
I Saw the works of a childhood friend on 2go back then. I think it was a year before I got admission. I can't remember. I did literature in sec school but never really connected with poetry until I saw his works. He wrote Shakespearean kind of poetry then and I modeled my first set of poems after his works. As time went on, I evolved.
H: Beautiful.
Let's me hit this, if you could shoot a spoken word poetry video, which country would it be and why?
G: hmmm
This question is hard o
Okay.
I think it would be Egypt. Right now, I'm fantasizing doing a poem somewhere around the great pyramid
H: I will see what I can do. ( I will just help you carry your bag to airport)
But really, I thought you would mention Nigeria, why not your own country? Is it due to the content of the poem or what?
G: smiles.
I could shoot a video anywhere in Nigeria. It's a reality for me. But shooting out of Nigeria is a dream.
H: Mehh. that's Great.
Sir, what's your greatest fear in spoken word poetry? Or writing?
G: I don't think I have any fear when it comes to poetry. I get tensed though when there's an expectation I'm suppose to live up to and somehow the tension helps me channel my energy to give out the best.
H: Great.
So, what has been keeping you moving in writing?
And also, what gets you inspired always?
G: Writing is a way to myself as well as an escape from myself (I hope can explain this better). At first I write for people's validations, now I just write what I feel or think and doing that makes me feel good.
Everything inspires me, in fact I've created a habit of creating poems out of the most insignificant thing.
H: Great
Let's me hit this, if you're ask to pick between 30million naira and to cancel your writing career and cancel being a poet, which would you pick ( with sincerity) and why?
G: wow It's like telling me to take 30million naira and go to prison, how am I suppose to enjoy the money?
I don't think everything in life is about money. NF, an American rapper once said, "The most important things in life are the things money can't buy"
I hope to make money but not at the expense of losing myself.
H: Great.
Let's me hit this, if you were told to write a story about your experience as a poet, what Title would you give it and why?
G: I'm very bad at titles. I can't really say now, but if eventually something pops up, it would definitely be something really bizarre and crazy
H: Crazy as usual.
3 Questions to go.
Sir, I challenge you to write 5-line poem, addressing your future daughter to write like you, and always stand for truth.
G: Dear Daughter,
Pour your heart into blank pages like libations
Let freedom gallop through veins
The world without you
Is like a broken pencil,
It has no point.
H: wow. Beauty.
G: If Angel Gabriel hasn't blown the trumpet yet and aliens have not invaded earth, I see myself somewhere on the planet
H: Doing what sir?
G: Breathing
H: Hmmm.
Lastly, what do you have to say to all upcoming spoken word artist? Or poet.
G: Read more.
Research well before you write a piece, it's always good to do a poem from a well informed angle.
Be patient with yourself. Don't be in a hurry to churn out poems, take your time to perfect them.
Write regularly.
Learn to write by yourself, from your perspective, and most times for yourself.
You don't need the whole world to follow you to know you are a good writer, you just need one person who can really connect with your work and appreciate the essence of your art.
Don't forget to tell yourself that you are the best, the world can take it or leave. Who gives a fuck!
H: Wawu. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your time spent. We really do appreciate you, we are honoured. More wits, more wins, live more.
The end.
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