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00:02 Esophagus, esophagus.
00:05 It's like a mouth of a child now.
00:07 For the English language,
00:09 for the part of our body where our food flows.
00:13 But for an unimaginable reason,
00:16 it became part of a poem that became a body.
00:24 It all started when the internet personality Yasmin Asistido or Queen Yasmin
00:30 was a guest on a podcast where the hosts challenged her
00:35 in her ability in spoken poetry.
00:39 She was given a chance to do it on the spot.
00:43 Can we request now?
00:45 Esophagus.
00:46 Okay, okay.
00:47 3, 2, 1.
00:49 Esophagus, esophagus.
00:51 While we eat, while we eat.
00:55 Of course, your esophagus will not be lost.
01:00 It will remain.
01:03 For a long life, you will take care of it.
01:06 Of course, our health or our health will not be lost.
01:12 In our power, in our health.
01:15 Of course, if it is lost, how will we eat?
01:18 It will be lost, it will be lost in your grave.
01:24 And I thank you.
01:26 That's great.
01:27 That's awesome.
01:28 I'm so happy.
01:29 And boom, this child was born with a lot of covers or style.
01:37 There's solo.
01:38 Esophagus, esophagus.
01:40 While we eat, while we eat.
01:44 Duo.
01:45 Of course, your esophagus will not be lost.
01:50 It will remain for a long life.
01:54 And even in the rice village.
01:57 Esophagus, esophagus.
02:00 While we eat, while we eat.
02:02 You will take care of my food.
02:05 And the tone was changed.
02:08 3, 2, 1.
02:11 Esophagus, esophagus.
02:13 Esophagus, esophagus.
02:15 Esophagus, esophagus.
02:18 While we eat, while we eat.
02:22 Of course, your esophagus will not be lost.
02:27 It will remain for a long life.
02:31 And I thank you.
02:33 That's great.
02:34 Queen Yasmin is in her spoken word poetry era.
02:40 Esophagus, esophagus.
02:41 I did it on the spot, impromptu.
02:44 I didn't expect that many people are using the audio of esophagus.
02:48 This song is "Hayaan Mo Sila".
02:51 In 2018, Yasmin was first known online for making videos and covers.
02:59 "Hayaan Mo Sila" was trending on me.
03:01 Then I asked my husband to change it.
03:03 It was trending on 1M views.
03:06 But her pictures became more famous when she made memes.
03:10 I was outside the gate, my sister was in the terrace, I was signing peace signs.
03:17 They were hitting me.
03:19 Like, I was just standing there.
03:22 It was trending.
03:24 But I wasn't angry.
03:25 They just absconded.
03:27 Like that.
03:31 Queen Yasmin in spoken poetry era.
03:34 She was next to talk about her spoken word poetry.
03:39 Poetry.
03:40 How did you discover your talent in spoken poetry?
03:43 It was only in 2023.
03:45 Then I followed it.
03:46 Then a lot of people requested topics.
03:49 It will continue and continue in your vocabulary.
03:53 Her esophagus, esophagus was followed by...
03:57 Pantog, pantog, pantog.
04:00 When we sneeze, of course, you have to hold your breath.
04:05 To avoid stones, to avoid pain, of course.
04:09 They said, "Yuti, I don't want to."
04:11 You have to put a label first, label, label.
04:16 There's also about jealousy.
04:19 Jealous, jealous, jealous.
04:21 You can't deny that you're jealous when someone else is with you.
04:26 The one who's holding your heart.
04:28 Oh, wait, wait a minute.
04:30 Why?
04:31 Is there anyone?
04:32 Why are you jealous?
04:34 This is what Yasmin looks like.
04:36 A tear from her love life.
04:39 In our subdivision, she used to work there as a security guard.
04:44 We fought with each other.
04:46 That's all.
04:47 I found out that she has a husband and a son, so I just broke up with her.
04:52 So make her feel how you love her completely.
04:58 And I thank you.
05:02 What if we request a poem to Queen Yasmin?
05:08 Will she agree?
05:10 We gave her a copy.
05:14 There's also a personal gift for her.
05:17 Thank you.
05:23 What emotion will be embedded in her poem?
05:29 Let's give Yasmin time to think.
05:32 These are words that are not just left by our countrymen.
05:38 Especially the spoken word poetry.
05:40 Not just the use of words with tone and rhythm.
05:44 It's really a sining or art.
05:47 We will measure love.
05:50 We will measure the sum and the total of the words.
05:53 Because love is always in our hearts.
05:56 It's fitting that Antonio, a spoken word artist,
06:02 will dedicate a decade of serious work to his works.
06:07 There's a reason why the whole world is in danger every day, every year,
06:11 to give forgiveness, love, and spread peace.
06:17 Without poetry, it cannot be called spoken word poetry.
06:20 It needs to have meaning.
06:21 It's either you want to convey something, or you want to make it heard.
06:24 Or because you really want to say something.
06:26 The first time our fingers held each other,
06:29 it was so beautiful.
06:31 How did our fingers know where to go?
06:35 Spoken word poetry in the Philippines has been around for a long time.
06:39 Because of the help of social media, it has become more popular.
06:43 I just want to remind you that there are many serious men,
06:47 you just don't see them because you're in love with the wrong person.
06:50 I will still sing music for you,
06:53 even if you don't want to hear it.
06:56 I see that he's being praised for two reasons.
06:58 First, it's because the audience likes the artist.
07:02 They're good at how to make it true,
07:04 how to use the figure of speech, the expression.
07:07 And second, people feel that they're feeling the audience's feelings,
07:13 that they're relating.
07:14 Pantog, pantog, pantog.
07:16 What can Antonio say that makes poetry sound again?
07:22 It's beautiful because Queen Yasmine's reach is so wide.
07:25 And we can show the whole country or the whole world that there's this art form.
07:30 But it's negative for me because in this way they learn that art form.
07:35 They thought it's just on the spot.
07:37 Typical, the gift that will be received as long as it's love.
07:39 For a long time, we've been getting our habit, we're often fooled.
07:43 It's very hard to make a piece of spoken word poetry.
07:47 I have what's called an artist mode.
07:49 When I'm in that zone, I can write a beautiful piece in 15 minutes to 30 minutes.
07:55 And there are pieces that I reach for 3 years before I finish.
07:59 But if there's an OG or original Makata in our country,
08:06 it's none other than the father of Makatang Tagalog,
08:11 Francisco Balagtas.
08:14 Francisco Balagtas, in the field of Filipino literature, is considered the best Makata.
08:23 In his time, Balagtas really led the best writing of poetry.
08:30 Who should we look up to?
08:33 Did you know that he also has a reputation for being a poet?
08:38 Are you ready for the challenge?
08:41 The salvation.
08:42 Your friend wrote it? Ha!
08:44 You're so nice, but it's just money.
08:46 For this debate, where will the opposing parties answer?
08:51 Using the words, "Matatalinhaga."
08:55 You won't be fooled if you study the wise.
08:58 It's more important to be rich than to be good and to be wise.
09:02 This is a challenge.
09:04 And if the salvation, the wisdom, and the wisdom of the opposing parties
09:09 are only in the words or the poem,
09:13 spoken word poetry is a song.
09:16 The style of singing is what the youths are doing now.
09:20 Some of Francisco Balagtas' most famous works are the songs "Florente" and "Laura,"
09:27 which are still seen in the 1953 edition of his manuscript here in Pambansang Aklatan, or the National Library.
09:35 He wrote a lot of comedies that are still being named by naming groups and being studied in schools.
09:44 But during the time of tweets, status updates, and social media,
09:50 is there enough money and attention and opportunity for those who are now in our society?
09:59 When we say poetry, it's usually corny, not timely, outdated, and not in fashion.
10:05 But we should not have that mentality because it is part of our great heritage,
10:11 what we call cultural heritage.
10:13 Poetry started as a form of music, that's why it sounds like a song.
10:19 And in fact, that's how we should look at poetry, the rhyme, the measure, and the rhythm.
10:25 It's so pleasant to the ears, it's really music in the ears.
10:28 One way to promote spoken word poetry is to fully support,
10:34 to support, to support groups that are implementing spoken word poetry.
10:40 Meanwhile, can Queen Yasmin's work be completed?
10:45 We have given her a box of spoken word, "secure".
10:50 Hey, let's hear it, Yasmin.
10:54 Secure, secure, our security for our safety,
10:59 so we won't be put in danger by any kind of threat that comes to us.
11:06 It's always there, you're always safe if the secure is always there.
11:11 Thank you, you know that she won't let you go, she will take care of you,
11:15 and she will secure you so you won't get hurt.
11:20 But now, she has already hurt you, and overall, and I, thank you.
11:24 The cinema is changing, but the diva is still there.
11:31 In promoting spoken word poetry, there is still the concept of poetry, of singing,
11:37 and there you will see the deep thinking of the youth of today.
11:42 They say that there are things that do not age with time,
11:48 they may just be changing.
11:50 What's important is that this message is continuously flowing from our mind towards our consciousness.
12:00 And I thank you.
12:01 Now,
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