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Comment on Things I’m Reading Thursday #17 by Titus

Titus — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:32:00 +0000

Look after yourself.
Great choices.

Comment on Things I’m Reading Thursday #17 by Mairi

Mairi — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:31:03 +0000

I too am a recent conver to Dear Winesburg after hearing them on the SPL podcast. I have been obsessively listening to them on myspace, so thanks for the video links.

Can I recommend 6 Music? I’ve been listening for years and it never fails to deliver (apart from John Holmes).

Comment on Things I’m Reading Thursday #17 by Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:09:03 +0000

Hey… sorry to hear about you and Boy. Really happy for the music variety. :) We’re all here, don’t worry. Take your time, get settled, mend.

l, Rachel

Comment on In search of the perfect preamble. by One Night Stanzas » Blog Archive » Things I’m Reading Thursday #17

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:05:51 +0000

[...] One Night Stanzas we are great writers on the same dreadful typewriter « In search of the perfect preamble. [...]

Comment on Peter Orlovsky 1933-2010 by Regina

Regina — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:11:44 +0000

funny that i’ve been reading so much ginsberg lately, too. thanks, claire, for the news.

missed visiting you.
xo

Comment on In search of the perfect preamble. by Rachel Fox

Rachel Fox — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:48:27 +0000

Done well the preamble is an artform in itself (see Hugh McMillan - one of the best and not just for his humour). Done badly it is a sedative. So I say if you’re good at it preamble away…and if you’re not stick to pure poetry.
x

Comment on Procrastination Station #73 by Titus

Titus — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:47:28 +0000

Thank you for the link.

Comment on In search of the perfect preamble. by Mairi Sharratt

Mairi Sharratt — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:25:24 +0000

Hi Claire, and thanks for the mention.

I generally put my “numbered set” down to shear and utter laziness, and the fact I will over analyse constructing my set to the point of anxiety if I do it differently. Some people like it and others don’t, it doesn’t always work, but I think it is worth reaching out to the audience and seeing if they are willing to participate.

At the Hidden Door Festival I did something similar, but it wasn’t a staged set. I basically walked around the main maze space and just stopped people and asked them if they would like to a hear a poem and then let them chose a number. The positive side of this was that because readings were to groups of, at the most, five and I was on the same level as them rather than above them on the stage my audience felt able to engage me in conversation, if they wanted to. Pre and post amble became less relevant as the poem was part of a larger conversation.

This kind of intimate reading worked really well and I am keen to try something similar again.

Comment on Poetry readings: prepare to preamble! by One Night Stanzas » Blog Archive » In search of the perfect preamble.

One Night Stanzas » Blog Archive » In search of the perfect preamble. — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:04:28 +0000

[...] one gig a week for three months — I’ve been having a rest), and it got me thinking, not for the first time, about the contentious issue of preambles. The two poets I was reading alongside were veterans of [...]

Comment on Procrastination Station #73 by Suzannah

Suzannah — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:16:34 +0000

ah I LOVE the typewriter film and poem so much. It gave me goose pimples. x