Re: What Drives A Poet
Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 5:01 pm
It isn't a matter of anyone being made to choose between reading and reciting or even suggesting that our best poetry events should be one or the other. As I said reading and reciting are two distinct skills and the difference is something like an actor reading his part in a play or performing his part from memory. No contest!
We are concerned about the lack of new talent coming through the ABPA and the bush poetry scene in general and perhaps a way to encourage newcomers is to have a SEPERATE section in competitions where they can read if they wish rather than discouraging them from taking part altogether by penalising them for reading. They are not going to win the competition though a prize in that particular section and their experience may lead them to better efforts.
I started by reading my work and I can name (though I wont without their permission) several if not more other now respected bush poetry performers who also started by reading their work to audiences. In fact I encourage people to stand up and read if they are unable to recite and this suggestion has produced a number of prize winning performers.
I see this suggestion as purely and simply a way to encourage newcomers and allow those who cannot recite to participate in APPROPRIATE events.
We are concerned about the lack of new talent coming through the ABPA and the bush poetry scene in general and perhaps a way to encourage newcomers is to have a SEPERATE section in competitions where they can read if they wish rather than discouraging them from taking part altogether by penalising them for reading. They are not going to win the competition though a prize in that particular section and their experience may lead them to better efforts.
I started by reading my work and I can name (though I wont without their permission) several if not more other now respected bush poetry performers who also started by reading their work to audiences. In fact I encourage people to stand up and read if they are unable to recite and this suggestion has produced a number of prize winning performers.
I see this suggestion as purely and simply a way to encourage newcomers and allow those who cannot recite to participate in APPROPRIATE events.