Social Saliva

Social Saliva

By Ben HarknessArtsPerforming Arts
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Social Saliva episodes

  • Pessimism is for Lightweights

    Ben and Will talk about pessimism and action through the lens of Salena Godden's poem, Pessimism is for Lghtweights.


    Think of those that marched this road before

    And those that will march here in years to come

    The road in shadow and the road in the sun

    The road before us and the road all done

    History is watching us and what will we become

    This road is all flags and milestones

    Immigrant blood and sweat and tears

    Built this city, built this country

    Made this road last all these years

    This road is made of protest

    And those not permitted to vote

    And those that are still fighting to speak

    With a boot stamping on their throat

    There is power and strength in optimism

    To have faith and to stay true to you

    Because if you can look in the mirror

    And have belief and promise you

    Will share wonder in living things

    Beauty, dreams, books and art

    Love your neighbour and be kind

    And have an open heart

    Then you’re already winning at living

    You speak up, you show up and stand tall

    It’s silence that is complicit

    It’s apathy that hurts us all

    Pessimism is for lightweights

    There is no straight white line

    It’s the bumps and curves and obstacles

    That make this road yours and mine

    Pessimism is for lightweights

    This road was never easy and straight

    And living is all about living alive and lively

    And love will conquer hate

    Thank you so much to Salena for her permission to use this poem! You can keep up with her and find her new projects, including her debut novel "Mrs. Death misses death" at http://www.salenagodden.co.uk/ as well as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

    29 min
  • After Session #2
    In this edition of After Session we get a sneak peak at Will's poem for Episode twelve! 
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    15 min
  • Resistance
    In this episode, Will and Ben talk about Ben's newest poem, Resistance, and talk about artists block and the creative process.
    Let's start simple
    I'll start simple - simply
    I'll sit at my desk and stare for a moment
    And while I'm staring I'll steel myself
    As I grab my sketch book I'll acknowledge that I have no idea what I'm about to put down
    And that's ok.
    And as I grab my pencil I will prod myself to push through this
    To fight the good fight
    Because the resistance must be put down
    And the lines that I am making are unsteady
    They are self-absorbed self-conscious
    And I will erase them
    But not yet
    Not until I've crushed them
    Not until they scream the inspiration I'm squeezing them for
    They work for me now
    Their lives are in my hands and I am a demanding supervisor
    These lines, as inadequate as they be, don't get to leave
    At least not until they've screamed
    Because the resistance must be put down
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    Thanks for listening.
    26 min
  • After Session #1

    In this bonus episode Ben and Will basically create and run with the idea of a conversational interview in our first ever After Session. Enjoy!

    15 min
  • Canon - The Road (#EPISODE2)

    In this episode Will and Ben talk about struggles with pride humility and hope in God through the lyrics of Canon's song The Road from the 2013 album Mad Haven.

    Thank you to Canon and RMG for permission to use The Road. You can check out Canon and other artists at:

    RMG

    Canon

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    Thanks again!

    25 min
  • To My Mirror

    In this episode Will and Ben discuss feeling out of place in their own lives based on the poem "To My Mirror" by Far off Places


    To My Mirror - Far off Places

    You have two homes it seems

    And you spend most of your time going between

    Sunup to sun down

    'Round and 'round

    Ever working, never sleeping

    Ever running, never resting


    I too have two homes for me

    And I live my life here in between

    Ever watching

    And always waiting

    'Round and 'round

    Ever working, never sleeping

    Ever running, never resting


    Social Saliva is a learning experience of Tiger Sloth Studios

    16 min

About Social Saliva

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Each episode Ben and Will dive into exploration of different aspects of life through the lens of poetry, spoken word, hip-hop, and song