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.  

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TED2008

Rives: A story of mixed emoticons

Rives pove zgodbo o mešanih emotikonih

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Rives - zvezda oddaje "Ironic Iconic America" televizije Bravo - pripoveduje kratko in grenko-sladko tipografsko pravljico.
- 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 meanssredstva, "I'm smilingnasmejan."
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Tole pomeni, da se smejim.
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So does that.
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Tole tudi.
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This meanssredstva "mousemiš."
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Tole pomeni miška.
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"CatMačka."
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Mačka.
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Here we have a storyzgodba.
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Tukaj pa imamo zgodbo.
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The startZačni of the storyzgodba, where this meanssredstva guy,
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Začetek zgodbe, kjer tole označuje tipa,
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and that is a ponytailčop on a passer-bymimoidočih.
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tole pa je čop mimoidoče.
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Here'sTukaj je where it happensse zgodi.
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Tukaj se zgodi.
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These are when.
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In tole je kdaj.
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This is a cassettekaseta tapetrak the girlpunca putsstavi into her cassette-tapekaset playerigralec.
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Tole je kaseta, ki jo dekle vstavi v svoj prenosni kasetar.
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She wearsnosi it everyvsak day.
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Nosi ga vsak dan.
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It's not consideredupoštevati vintageVintage --
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Ne zdi se ji staromoden,
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she just likesVšeč mi je certainnekateri musicglasba to soundzvok a certainnekateri way.
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samo všeč ji je, da je določena glasba slišati na določen način.
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Look at her posturedrža; it's remarkableizjemno.
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Poglejte njeno držo. Izredno lepa je.
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That's because she dancesplesi.
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To je zato, ker pleše.
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Now he, the guy, takes all of this in, figuringfiguring,
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Zdaj on, tip, absorbira vse te podatke in pomisli:
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"HonestlyPošteno, geezJezus, what are my chancesmožnosti?"
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"Mislim, resno, kakšne so moje možnosti?"
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(LaughterSmeh)
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(smeh)
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And he could say, "Oh my God!"
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Lahko bi rekel: "O moj bog!"
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or "I heartsrce you!"
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ali "Srčkam te!".
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"I'm laughingsmeh out loudglasno."
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Režim se na ves glas.
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"I want to give you a hugobjem."
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Rad bi te objel.
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But he comesprihaja up with that, you know.
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Ampak on sproducira tole.
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He tellspove her, "I'd like to hand-paintroko-barve your portraitportret on a coffeekava mugvrč."
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Reče ji: "Na kavno skodelico bi rad ročno naslikal tvoj portret."
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(LaughterSmeh)
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(smeh)
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Put a crabrakovice insideznotraj it.
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Vanjo dal raka.
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AddDodaj some watervoda.
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Dodal nekaj vode.
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SevenSedem differentdrugačen saltssoli.
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Sedem različnih soli.
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He meanssredstva he's got this suddennenadoma notionpojma to standstojalo on drysuha landzemljišče,
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Hoče reči, da ima nenadno misel, da stoji na kopnem,
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but just panhandlePrevlaka at the oceanocean.
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zares pa z razprtimi rokami sega po oceanu.
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He sayspravi, "You look like a mermaidmorska deklica, but you walkhodi like a waltzvalček."
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Reče ji: "Videti si kot morska deklica, hodiš pa kot valček."
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And the girlpunca goesgre, "Wha'Kaj "?"
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In dekle: "Ka'?"
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So, the guy repliesodgovori, "Yeah, I know, I know.
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Tip odgovori: "Jah, saj vem, saj vem.
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I think my heartbeatsrčni utrip mightmorda be the MorseMorse codeKoda for inappropriateneprimerno.
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Mislim, da je moj srčni utrip Morsejeva koda za neprimerno.
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At leastvsaj, that's how it seemsZdi se.
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Tako se vsaj zdi.
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I'm like a juniorJunior varsityUniversitet cheerleadernavijačica sometimesvčasih --
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Včasih sem kot mlajši navijač univerzitetne ekipe --
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for swearingzaprisege, awkwardnerodno silencesmolk, and very simplepreprosto rhymerime schemessheme.
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zaradi preklinjanja, nerodnih tišin in zelo preprostih rim.
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Right now, talkinggovoriti to you, I'm not even really a guy.
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Ta trenutek, ko se pogovarjam s teboj, sploh nisem tip.
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I'm a monkeyopica --
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Sem opica,
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(LaughterSmeh) --
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(smeh)
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blowingpiha kissespoljubi
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ki pošilja poljubčke
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at a butterflymetulj.
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metulju.
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But I'm still suggestingpredlagamo you and I should meetsrečati.
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Ampak še vedno mislim, da bi se morala dobiti.
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First, soonkmalu, and then a lot.
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Najprej, kmalu, in potem veliko.
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I'm thinkingrazmišljanje the southwestjugozahodno cornerkotiček of 5thth and 42ndnd at noonopoldne tomorrowjutri,
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Predlagam jugozahodni vogal 5. in 42. jutri opoldne,
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but I'll stayostani untildo you showshow up, ponytailčop or not.
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ampak čakal bom, dokler se ne prikažeš - s čopom ali brez.
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HellPekel, ponytailčop alonesam.
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Hudiča, tudi če samo čop.
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I don't know what elsedrugače to tell you.
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Ne vem, kaj naj ti še povem.
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I got a pencilsvinčnik you can borrowsposoditi.
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Imam svinčnik, ki si ga lahko sposodiš.
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You can put it in your phonetelefon."
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Lahko si jo zapišeš v telefon."
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But the girlpunca does not budgePromeškoljiti, does not smilenasmeh, does not frownjezijo.
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Ampak dekle se ne premakne, se ne nasmehne, se ne namršči.
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She just sayspravi, "No thank you."
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Reče samo: "Ne, hvala."
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You know?
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Veste.
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[ "i don't need 2 writepiši it down." ]
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[ "... ni mi je treba zapisati." ]
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(ApplauseAplavz)
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(aplavz)
Translated by Gregor Vidmar
Reviewed by Tjasa Vrhovnik

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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