tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post2033713429318009802..comments2024-03-26T14:40:52.346+00:00Comments on magpie bridge: READING VERSES PERFORMANCEPaul Tobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-61299248979548828662013-11-20T17:55:28.341+00:002013-11-20T17:55:28.341+00:00Couldn't agree more. Heany chose each word so ...Couldn't agree more. Heany chose each word so carefully there is a real power to his work.Paul Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-2807548909497756572013-11-15T16:07:55.815+00:002013-11-15T16:07:55.815+00:00I think all poetry MUST be read aloud, but '&#...I think all poetry MUST be read aloud, but ''performance'' poetry involves more aloudness than other poetry. JCC involves himself, his personality and the space around him. Heaney for instance, was very self-contained, stood back - only the words were the focus. I like both. I find with my students, as soon as I read aloud the poems they are studying, they come to life and they understand them. Bit like Shakespeare...... but that's another story!!Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-69600052183101221962013-09-09T14:51:46.908+01:002013-09-09T14:51:46.908+01:00Interesting post, Paul. I find some performances o...Interesting post, Paul. I find some performances of "Performance Poetry" rhythmically relentless, others just fine. It seems there is space for a middle ground here: poetry that has its eye on being performed -- being accessible to fleeting encounter, while also carrying itself well on the page.<br />The interface/Ven diagramme with rap is an interesting one too...MsJinniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819422542729470108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-29035455326545093002012-04-13T12:33:24.214+01:002012-04-13T12:33:24.214+01:00Aguilar: I am sure you are better at it than you t...Aguilar: I am sure you are better at it than you think, we are always our own worst critics. I tend to read fast, probably due to nerves, I have to consciously slow down. As you say both are good.Paul Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-60737973675548283152012-04-12T03:59:43.184+01:002012-04-12T03:59:43.184+01:00written and spoken word definitely take different ...written and spoken word definitely take different skill sets. i personally suck at performance poetry. i have very little charisma and a lot of social anxiety. i prefer expressing myself on the paper, but i respect either way.Aguilar Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200558918676043343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-40588993570073292022012-04-10T08:46:57.193+01:002012-04-10T08:46:57.193+01:00Glad you like the poem. I'm performing it tomo...Glad you like the poem. I'm performing it tomorrow at the poetry cafe in Frome.Paul Tobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732771806819029077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387667238687975467.post-15087374137785100572012-04-07T18:50:21.518+01:002012-04-07T18:50:21.518+01:00I've wondered this myself. It's an interes...I've wondered this myself. It's an interesting subject!<br /><br />I love your poem.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.com