ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life.

Why you should listen

Part poet, part storyteller, part philosopher, Rives is the co-host of TEDActive as well as a frequent TED speaker. On stage, his poems burst in many directions, exposing multiple layers and unexpected treats: childhood memories, grown-up humor, notions of love and lust, of what is lost forever and of what's still out there waiting to unfold. Chimborazo.

A regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Rives also starred alongside model Bar Refaeli in the 2008 Bravo special Ironic Iconic America, touring the United States on a "roller coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of American pop culture." Flat pages can't contain his storytelling, even when paper is his medium. The pop-up books he creates for children unfold with surprise: The Christmas Pop-Up Present expands to reveal moving parts, hidden areas and miniature booklets inside. 

His latest project—the Museum of Four in the Morning—is an ode to a time that may well be part of a global conspiracy. In a good way.  

More profile about the speaker
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TED2008

Rives: A story of mixed emoticons

Rives bercerita tentang campuran emotikon

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Rives -- bintang dari Bravo special "Ironic Ironic Ameriaca" -- bercerita sebuah dongeng tipographi yang pendek dan asammanis
- Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life. Full bio

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This meanscara, "I'm smilingtersenyum."
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ini berarti saya tersenyum.
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So does that.
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juga yang satu ini.
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This meanscara "mousemouse."
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ini berarti tikus.
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"CatKucing."
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kucing.
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Here we have a storycerita.
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disini kita punya sebuah cerita.
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The startmulai of the storycerita, where this meanscara guy,
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permulaan dari cerita ini, dimana ini berarti seorang cowok,
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and that is a ponytailekor kuda on a passer-byorang yg lewat.
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dan ini adalah si cewek berkepang satu yang sedang lewat.
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Here'sBerikut adalah where it happensterjadi.
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disinilah kejadiannya.
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These are when.
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dan inilah waktunya.
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This is a cassettekaset tapetape the girlgadis putsmenempatkan into her cassette-tapekaset playerpemain.
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ini adalah sebuah kaset yang si cewek masukkan ke walkmannya.
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She wearsmemakai it everysetiap day.
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ia memakainya tiap hari.
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It's not considereddianggap vintageVintage --
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ini bukan berarti dia kolot --
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she just likessuka certaintertentu musicmusik to soundsuara a certaintertentu way.
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dia cuma suka musik tertentu terdengar dengan cara tertentu pula.
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Look at her posturesikap; it's remarkableluar biasa.
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lihatlah posturnya, sangat mempesona.
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That's because she dancestarian.
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itu karena dia sedang menari.
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Now he, the guy, takes all of this in, figuringmencari tahu,
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sementara it di, si cowok itu, menyimpulkan semua itu, memikirkan,
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"HonestlyJujur, geezGeez, what are my chancespeluang?"
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"sejujurnya berapa besar kesempatan saya?"
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(LaughterTawa)
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(tertawa)
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And he could say, "Oh my God!"
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dan dia mungkin berkata, "ya Tuhan!"
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or "I heartjantung you!"
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atau "aku cinta kamu"
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"I'm laughingtertawa out loudkeras."
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saya tertawa keras.
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"I want to give you a hugpelukan."
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saya ingin memelukmu.
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But he comesdatang up with that, you know.
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namun ia mengatakan ini, tahu nggak.
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He tellsmengatakan her, "I'd like to hand-painttangan-cat your portraitpotret on a coffeekopi mugmug."
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dia bilang, "saya ingin melukis dirimu di gelas mug kopi"
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(LaughterTawa)
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(tertawa)
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Put a crabkepiting insidedalam it.
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masukkan kepiting kedalamnya.
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AddTambahkan some waterair.
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tambah air.
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SevenTujuh differentberbeda saltsgaram.
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tujuh jenis garam.
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He meanscara he's got this suddentiba-tiba notiongagasan to standberdiri on drykering landtanah,
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artinya dia tiba tiba punya ide untuk berdiri di daratan,
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but just panhandlePanhandle at the oceanlautan.
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namun cuma memohon akan lautan.
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He saysmengatakan, "You look like a mermaidputri duyung, but you walkberjalan like a waltzWaltz."
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dia bilang, "kau terlihat seperti putri laut, namun berjalan seperti dansa waltz."
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And the girlgadis goespergi, "Wha'WHA'?"
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dan si cewek itu bilang "apa?"
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So, the guy repliesbalasan, "Yeah, I know, I know.
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jadi si cowok jawab, "yah, tahu, tahu.
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I think my heartbeatdetak jantung mightmungkin be the MorseMorse codekode for inappropriatetidak pantas.
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saya pikir detak jantung saya adalah sebuah kode morse untuk hal yang tidak pantas.
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At leastpaling sedikit, that's how it seemsSepertinya.
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setidaknya begitulah kelihatannya.
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I'm like a juniorJunior varsityUniversitas cheerleaderpemandu sorak sometimesterkadang --
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saya kadang kadang terlihat seperti pemandu sorak mahasiswa muda --
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for swearingsumpah, awkwardcanggung silenceskeheningan, and very simplesederhana rhymesajak schemesskema.
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dalam hal bicara kotor, malu malu, dan puisi yang sangat sederhana.
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Right now, talkingpembicaraan to you, I'm not even really a guy.
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saat ini, berbicara denganmu, saya bahkan bukan seorang pria.
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I'm a monkeymonyet --
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saya seekor monyet,
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(LaughterTawa) --
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(tertawa)
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blowinghembusan kissesCium
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menyampaikan cintanya
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at a butterflykupu-kupu.
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ke seekor kupu kupu.
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But I'm still suggestingmenyarankan you and I should meetmemenuhi.
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namun saya masih menyarankan agar kita bertemu.
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First, soonsegera, and then a lot.
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pertama kali, secepatnya, dan lalu sesering mungkin.
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I'm thinkingberpikir the southwestbarat daya cornersudut of 5thth and 42ndnd at noonSiang tomorrowbesok,
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ay berpikir di sudut baratdaya persimpangan jalan 5th dan 42nd beasok sore,
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but I'll staytinggal untilsampai you showmenunjukkan up, ponytailekor kuda or not.
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tapi saya akan menunggu hingga kau tiba, kepang satu atau tidak.
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HellNeraka, ponytailekor kuda alonesendirian.
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terserahlah, bahkan kalau sendirian.
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I don't know what elselain to tell you.
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saya tidak tahu lagi harus berkata apa padamu.
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I got a pencilpensil you can borrowmeminjam.
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saya punya pensil yang bisa kau pinjam.
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You can put it in your phonetelepon."
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kau bisa mencatatnya di hpmu."
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But the girlgadis does not budgeBudge, does not smiletersenyum, does not frownkerutan.
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namun si cewek bahkan tidak bergerak, tidak tersenyum, tidak menatap marah,
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She just saysmengatakan, "No thank you."
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dia cuma bilang, "tidak, terimakasih"
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You know?
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tahu nggak?
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[ "i don't need 2 writemenulis it down." ]
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(Applause)
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(ApplauseTepuk tangan)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rives - Performance poet, multimedia artist
Performance artist and storyteller Rives has been called "the first 2.0 poet," using images, video and technology to bring his words to life.

Why you should listen

Part poet, part storyteller, part philosopher, Rives is the co-host of TEDActive as well as a frequent TED speaker. On stage, his poems burst in many directions, exposing multiple layers and unexpected treats: childhood memories, grown-up humor, notions of love and lust, of what is lost forever and of what's still out there waiting to unfold. Chimborazo.

A regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Rives also starred alongside model Bar Refaeli in the 2008 Bravo special Ironic Iconic America, touring the United States on a "roller coaster ride through the eye-popping panorama of American pop culture." Flat pages can't contain his storytelling, even when paper is his medium. The pop-up books he creates for children unfold with surprise: The Christmas Pop-Up Present expands to reveal moving parts, hidden areas and miniature booklets inside. 

His latest project—the Museum of Four in the Morning—is an ode to a time that may well be part of a global conspiracy. In a good way.  

More profile about the speaker
Rives | Speaker | TED.com