Group therapy in a blog.
“Ph.D. in Him” – Hebrew Mamita at the Def Poetry Jam
For anyone who feels like they’ve spent too much time obsessing over an ex…and who suspects that the wasted hours in question might have been equivalent to degrees in something else…experience the Hebrew Mamita, Vanessa Hidary, spoken word poet who’s appeared on Def Poetry Jam and the Nyuorican Cafe. People have been sending me these clips all week, so I guess the DVD must be out, but I’ve heard (at least the second of) the two pieces before. She’s outstanding, truly.
The first piece is about ex obsession and all the time we waste in contemplating past relationships. But stay tuned for piece #2, which is a great treatise on Jewish identity and whether people “look Jewish” or not.
How odd….I also had the 2nd one sent to me this week even though it’s from a couple of years ago. Had never heard of her before….impressive.
Interesting. I liked her bit, but a little does go a long way. As always with the form. But a PhD. in him? Geez, I’ve been married almost as long as she’s been drawing breath, probably. The wife does not have one of those for me. But it’s the one I liked the best. Cheers & Good Luck, ‘VJ’
These are really funny! and somehow I can relate…
[…] by 2008 ROIer Lauren Eisenberg of Birthright Israel NEXT and directed by superstar of spoken word Vanessa Hidary, a.k.a. The Hebrew Mamita (HBO’s Def Poetry Jam), Monologues is an evening of solo performances exploring Jewish […]