Information AboutBeau Sia |
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| 1976 births | |
| people from oklahoma city, oklahoma | |
| american poets | |
| chinese americans | |
| living people | |
| new york university alumni | |
| american satirists | |
| slam poets | |
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From there, Sia went to New York University , where he attended the Tisch School Of The Arts dramatic writing program. He has said that moving to New York made him conscious of his identity as an Asian American , something that he denied often in Oklahoma City. His Cultural Identity became a common theme in his poems. Sia performed at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe , where he frequently won. He became a member of the 1996 Nuyorican national poetry slam team, which came in third that year. He eventually reached second place in the individual slam competition in 2001 . He wrote a Parody of Jewel 's work, '' A Night Without Armor '', over four hours and published it as ''A Night Without Armor II: the Revenge'' in 1998. He wrote different poems with Jewel's original titles, lampooning her earnest lines. It is painfully detailed in its satire, changing the delicate paintings printed in Jewel's book to rough, humorous pencil drawings by Sia. The front and back cover were also painstakingly mirrored. Sia then began touring around Europe and the United States. He also appeared in films and published a wide range of his works in book and Compact Disc form. STYLE AND EXAMPLES Sia's style is humorous and satirical. His word choice is often deceptively simple. A good example of his work is the poem "love," which was first performed at Marymount Manhattan College in 1996. It is featured on his CD ''Attack! Attack! Go!'', as well as being included in the book ''Slam''. It begins :I think love is the most beautiful thing :in the world, :and I don't give a fuck, :because I have no original ideas. Sia tells readers/listeners that the goal of his poem about love is to get women to fall in love with him, but that he is unsure how to discuss the topic because he doesn't know what love is: :if only we could open our Encyclopedia Britannica :and look up love and ''know'', :but love isn't that easy. Sia then reminisces about past relationships, wondering about his ability to connect with women. He says perhaps he should be sensitive, but :the sensitive side sucks.... :you can only imagine the kinds of sweaters :they make you wear :it's not fair From here, Sia says that love and life are not fair; he deserves to be loved; he is merely misunderstood. He then rages that "you don't want to/ understand me!"; instead, he surmises that the readers/listeners would rather shoehorn him into the stereotype of the Asian man with the small penis :until he is brave enough to fling it out :and say, :"HA! WE ARE GIGANTIC!" Sia then realizes that he has become disconnected from the poem's original thesis, love. He tries again, but falls into another tangent about Woody Allen 's girlfriend, suggesting that she could be his "long-lost sister" that his mother gave away when they lived in China — "wait," Sia says, "I never lived in China./ I think I've begun lying in this poem." He restates that what he wanted was to talk about love "for 3.4 minutes" and come to a conclusion, but that he doesn't know what love is. He closes the poem with: :you see, all I'm saying :is :someone love me. WORKS
Inclusion in anthologies
Film and television Sia's appearances on television were on '' Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry ''; he later appeared in the Broadway version, '' Def Poetry Jam ''. He appeared in '' Slam '' in 1998 as Jimmy Huang. The same year, he participated in the Documentary '' SlamNation '' as himself. Later appearances include '' The Manchurian Candidate '' (2004) as a late-night comedian on television and '' Hitch '' (2005) as Duane Reade Clerk. Sia portrays the protagonist in the music video for ''Wolf Like Me'' by the band '' TV On The Radio ''. REFERENCES
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