Rives

Rives

TED Speaker | Innovative Performance Poetry and Multimedia Storytelling

Rives is an Organizational Culture speaker who has appeared at 6 events including TEDActive 2014 and TEDxSummit 2012, most recently in 2014.

🇺🇸United States6 talks · 6 events4 with video

About

Rives transforms language into art, blending poetry and multimedia in ways that challenge traditional storytelling. As a pioneering performance poet, he crafts experiences that transcend conventional artistic boundaries, turning words into living, breathing performances.

His unique approach deconstructs poetry, making it accessible and vibrant for diverse audiences. Whether on stage at TED or in creative collaborations, Rives demonstrates how poetry can be a dynamic, multimedia experience that connects, provokes, and inspires.

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Talks6

Featured Talk

The Museum of Four in the Morning

Beware: Rives has a contagious obsession with 4 a.m. At TED2007, the poet shared what was then a minor fixation with a time that kept popping up everywhere. After the talk, emails starting pouring in with an avalanche of hilarious references-from the cover of "Crochet Today!" magazine to the opening scene of "The Metamorphosis." A lyrical peek into his Museum of Four in the Morning, which overflows with treasures.

TEDActive 2014Mar 2014

More Talks

The 4 a.m. mystery

TED2007🇺🇸MontereyMar 2007

A mockingbird remix of TED2006

TED2006🇺🇸MontereyApr 2007

If I controlled the Internet

TEDSalon 2006Dec 2006
What events has Rives spoken at?· 6 appearances · 6 events · 2006 to 2014
EventYearLocationTalks
TEDActive 201420141
TEDxSummit 201220121
TED20082008🇺🇸Monterey, United States1
TED20062007🇺🇸Monterey, United States1
TED20072007🇺🇸Monterey, United States1
TEDSalon 200620061
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20+
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Who has Rives shared a stage with?

Speakers who appeared at the same event editions as Rives

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Hans RoslingGlobal Health Professor | Data Visualization Pioneer & Author of Factfulness3TED 2006, TED 2007, TEDxSummit 2012View shared history →
Al GoreNobel Peace Prize Winner | Climate Crisis Catalyst and Global Environmental Leader2TED 2006, TED 2008View shared history →
David PogueEmmy Award-Winning Tech Correspondent | Making Innovation Accessible2TED 2006, TED 2007View shared history →
Dean OrnishPresident of Preventive Medicine Research Institute | Proved lifestyle changes reverse heart disease2TED 2006, TED 2008View shared history →
Helen FisherAnthropologist | Decoding the Biological Science of Human Love2TED 2006, TED 2008View shared history →

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