Articles related to "Performance Poetry"
Call It Poetry / Tonight : An experiment in performance poetry
The presentation of <I>Call It Poetry/Tonight</I> gave new meaning to the concept of "a poetry reading". Read about this historic poem-play and how it was made.
call it poetry/tonight • poetry • australian poetry • verse plays • oral poetry
The presentation of <I>Call It Poetry/Tonight</I> gave new meaning to the concept of "a poetry reading". Read about this historic poem-play and how it was made.
call it poetry/tonight • poetry • australian poetry • verse plays • oral poetry
How to Give a Poetry Reading
When giving a poetry reading or reading poetry out loud, there are a few important guidelines to remember.
how to read poetry • reading poetry aloud • poetry readings • performance poetry • slam poetry
When giving a poetry reading or reading poetry out loud, there are a few important guidelines to remember.
how to read poetry • reading poetry aloud • poetry readings • performance poetry • slam poetry
Politics and Performance Poetry
From Homer to Saul Williams, poets have sought to engage the "common" people, and to give them voice.
poetry and social issues • history of performance poetry • origins of beat poetry • hiphop as poetry • saul williams and slam poetry
From Homer to Saul Williams, poets have sought to engage the "common" people, and to give them voice.
poetry and social issues • history of performance poetry • origins of beat poetry • hiphop as poetry • saul williams and slam poetry
The Art of Performance Poetry
Magdalena Ball takes a critical look at poetry-in-performance, and how the oldest of human art forms manages to go on reinventing itself and finding new audiences.
magdalena • ball • poetry • slam • performance
Magdalena Ball takes a critical look at poetry-in-performance, and how the oldest of human art forms manages to go on reinventing itself and finding new audiences.
magdalena • ball • poetry • slam • performance
Ears For Eyes (Part One)
The art of performance poetry as seen through the eyes and ears of those who make it and do it.
myron • lysenko • performance • poetry • oral
The art of performance poetry as seen through the eyes and ears of those who make it and do it.
myron • lysenko • performance • poetry • oral
Spoken Word as Revolution
Beat, Hip Hop and modern day spoken word poetry all seek to interpret times of social upheaval and to encourage ordinary people to tell their stories.
poetry and social issues • rap and youth culture • art and revolution • social purpose of poetry • saul williams and hiphop
Beat, Hip Hop and modern day spoken word poetry all seek to interpret times of social upheaval and to encourage ordinary people to tell their stories.
poetry and social issues • rap and youth culture • art and revolution • social purpose of poetry • saul williams and hiphop
An Interview with Alan Reade
Performance artist, Alan Reade, talks to Billy Marshall Stoneking about his work and ideas.
alan reade • performance art • conceptual art • performance poetry • oral poetry
Performance artist, Alan Reade, talks to Billy Marshall Stoneking about his work and ideas.
alan reade • performance art • conceptual art • performance poetry • oral poetry
Dale Edmands, Kookamonga Square & "The New Oracy"
An examination of the "new oracy" in light of recent developments in the publication of poetry on the web.
dale edmands • jeannine shackleton • paola bilbrough • performance poetry • oral poetry
An examination of the "new oracy" in light of recent developments in the publication of poetry on the web.
dale edmands • jeannine shackleton • paola bilbrough • performance poetry • oral poetry
Ears for Eyes (Part Two)
The concluding half of Billy Marshall Stoneking's investigation into the art of performance poetry.
performance • poetry • nigel • roberts • marshall
The concluding half of Billy Marshall Stoneking's investigation into the art of performance poetry.
performance • poetry • nigel • roberts • marshall
In Dante's Country
Continuing Billy Marshall Stoneking's odyssey of discovery and renewal, this is part two in the on-going saga, <I>Musings of a Performance Poet</I>.
marshall • stoneking • tuscany • dante • petroio
Continuing Billy Marshall Stoneking's odyssey of discovery and renewal, this is part two in the on-going saga, <I>Musings of a Performance Poet</I>.
marshall • stoneking • tuscany • dante • petroio
Musings of a Performance Poet - reading between the airlines
Following the odyssey of American/Australian performance poet, Billy Marshall Stoneking, during his extended sojourn in Europe and North America, this article explores his fascination with people, voice and place.
billy marshall stoneking • americans abroad • confessional writing • travel writing • georg trakl
Following the odyssey of American/Australian performance poet, Billy Marshall Stoneking, during his extended sojourn in Europe and North America, this article explores his fascination with people, voice and place.
billy marshall stoneking • americans abroad • confessional writing • travel writing • georg trakl
My Search for the Perfect Opening Poem
Karen Alkalay-Gut takes a look at poetic language and how poetry-on-the-page is transformed by the act of the poet giving it voice.
karen • alkalay-gut • performance • poetry • poems
Karen Alkalay-Gut takes a look at poetic language and how poetry-on-the-page is transformed by the act of the poet giving it voice.
karen • alkalay-gut • performance • poetry • poems
Plato Revisited
What is the condition of poetry, both morally and philosophically, within the context of human society? James Quinton takes a look at the historic odyssey of poetic thought and expression from Plato to John Forbes.
james • quinton • jon • forbes • plato
What is the condition of poetry, both morally and philosophically, within the context of human society? James Quinton takes a look at the historic odyssey of poetic thought and expression from Plato to John Forbes.
james • quinton • jon • forbes • plato
The near interview of Richard Z
U.K. poet, Richard Zola, talks to Billy Marshall Stoneking about his obsessions, including poetry.
richard • zola • billy • marshall • stoneking
U.K. poet, Richard Zola, talks to Billy Marshall Stoneking about his obsessions, including poetry.
richard • zola • billy • marshall • stoneking
Walkabout Art
An account of the American Walkabout Tour to the United States, by one of the poets who survived it.
aboriginal • art • performance • poetry • billy
An account of the American Walkabout Tour to the United States, by one of the poets who survived it.
aboriginal • art • performance • poetry • billy
Blackmail and Doug Poole - an interview
New Zealand poet, songwriter and editor, Doug Poole, talks about poetry, his family, the art of storytelling and his new online ezine, <I>BlackMail Press</I>.
doug • poole • blackmail • press • billy
New Zealand poet, songwriter and editor, Doug Poole, talks about poetry, his family, the art of storytelling and his new online ezine, <I>BlackMail Press</I>.
doug • poole • blackmail • press • billy
How to Read Poetry at Readings and Like It
Many people who write poetry believe they could never muster the courage to read it in public. This article suggests ways of making it not only possible but enjoyable.
public speaking anxiety • overcoming fear • fear of public speaking • overcoming performance anxiety • performance anxiety
Many people who write poetry believe they could never muster the courage to read it in public. This article suggests ways of making it not only possible but enjoyable.
public speaking anxiety • overcoming fear • fear of public speaking • overcoming performance anxiety • performance anxiety
How to start a poetry movement
Is there togetherness in art, and if so, how does one get there? This article offers an exploratory, some times humorous, account of the dynamics of creating, sustaining and surviving a poetry movement.
performance • poetry • billy • marshall • stoneking
Is there togetherness in art, and if so, how does one get there? This article offers an exploratory, some times humorous, account of the dynamics of creating, sustaining and surviving a poetry movement.
performance • poetry • billy • marshall • stoneking
Mexico Dreaming - Part Two
Part two of Billy Marshall Stoneking's poetic journey through Mexico.
marshall • stoneking • poetry • mexico • san
Part two of Billy Marshall Stoneking's poetic journey through Mexico.
marshall • stoneking • poetry • mexico • san
Off the Page, On the Stage : Poetry and Performance
Poet, Liz Hall-Downs examines the "literary caberet" and looks at how the mingling of artists and creative thinkers has helped to counteract the isolation of solitary creation and encouraged the formation of literary movements that have gone on to influence societal values and perceptions.
liz • hall • downs • performance • poetry
Poet, Liz Hall-Downs examines the "literary caberet" and looks at how the mingling of artists and creative thinkers has helped to counteract the isolation of solitary creation and encouraged the formation of literary movements that have gone on to influence societal values and perceptions.
liz • hall • downs • performance • poetry
The Mexico Interview (Part One)
The intricacies of performance poetry - and the oral poem's relation to its written equivalent - are discussed by poets, Charles Hasty and Billy Marshall Stoneking, in this interview conducted in San Miguel, GTO, Mexico.
charles • hasty • performance • poetry • marshall
The intricacies of performance poetry - and the oral poem's relation to its written equivalent - are discussed by poets, Charles Hasty and Billy Marshall Stoneking, in this interview conducted in San Miguel, GTO, Mexico.
charles • hasty • performance • poetry • marshall
The Mexico Interview (Part Two)
The concluding half of the legendary "Mexico Interview" - a discussion between poets, Billy Marshall Stoneking and Charles Hasty, concerning oral tradition, Aboriginal culture and the influence of Australian performance poetry.
charles • hasty • performance • poetry • marshall
The concluding half of the legendary "Mexico Interview" - a discussion between poets, Billy Marshall Stoneking and Charles Hasty, concerning oral tradition, Aboriginal culture and the influence of Australian performance poetry.
charles • hasty • performance • poetry • marshall
The Power of the Song - Part 1
Poet, Billy Marshall Stoneking, talks about the challenge of finding and writing poetry in a cross-cultural context.
marshall • stoneking • billy • aboriginal • people
Poet, Billy Marshall Stoneking, talks about the challenge of finding and writing poetry in a cross-cultural context.
marshall • stoneking • billy • aboriginal • people
Wild Child - Paola Bilbrough (an interview)
Australian/New Zealand poet, Paola Bilbrough, discusses her work and life with Billy Marshall Stoneking.
paola • bilbrough • bell • tongue • new
Australian/New Zealand poet, Paola Bilbrough, discusses her work and life with Billy Marshall Stoneking.
paola • bilbrough • bell • tongue • new
In the Wake of BAM
Similar to social and political change American African Literature and Poetry has ridden on the waves of movements. The most recent movement of significance in Black America was the Black Arts Movement...
black arts movement • amiri baraka • leroi jones • gwendolyn brooks • toni morrison
Similar to social and political change American African Literature and Poetry has ridden on the waves of movements. The most recent movement of significance in Black America was the Black Arts Movement...
black arts movement • amiri baraka • leroi jones • gwendolyn brooks • toni morrison
Poetry, Politics and Hard Times
Are war, recession and climate change more likely to nurture left- or right-wing writers and spoken word artists?
artists and politics • fascism and poetry • politics of ts eliot • politics of ezra pound • wb yeats and fascism
Are war, recession and climate change more likely to nurture left- or right-wing writers and spoken word artists?
artists and politics • fascism and poetry • politics of ts eliot • politics of ezra pound • wb yeats and fascism
The Beautiful, Collected Poems of Michelle Tea
Michelle Tea is a stable fixture in San Francisco's gay and lesbian underground, and has the impressive credits of being a memoir author, a novelist and a poet.
michelle tea • eileen myles • the beautiful • modern beat poets • collected poems of michelle teasan francisco poets
Michelle Tea is a stable fixture in San Francisco's gay and lesbian underground, and has the impressive credits of being a memoir author, a novelist and a poet.
michelle tea • eileen myles • the beautiful • modern beat poets • collected poems of michelle teasan francisco poets
Kiwi Samoan Art Comes of Age
Vibrant contemporary art with traditional influences by Samoan artists living in New Zealand may soon exhibit at an art gallery near you.
samoan new zealand art • pacific art • samoan culture • contemporary art • traditional art
Vibrant contemporary art with traditional influences by Samoan artists living in New Zealand may soon exhibit at an art gallery near you.
samoan new zealand art • pacific art • samoan culture • contemporary art • traditional art
Spoken Word
What is spoken word? Where does it come from? How is it everywhere and around us? This article will focus on these questions and more.
spoken word • poetry slam • beat generation • wanna-beats • allen ginsberg spoken word
What is spoken word? Where does it come from? How is it everywhere and around us? This article will focus on these questions and more.
spoken word • poetry slam • beat generation • wanna-beats • allen ginsberg spoken word
The State of Poetry
Despite noises to the contrary, poetry is doing just fine in the 21st century, and by all lights, it should continue to do well into the far distance future.
the state of poetry • how is poetry doing in 2007 • w. b. yeats • william blake • auden
Despite noises to the contrary, poetry is doing just fine in the 21st century, and by all lights, it should continue to do well into the far distance future.
the state of poetry • how is poetry doing in 2007 • w. b. yeats • william blake • auden
New British Poetry 30: Secure and Portable
Reviews Redell Olsen's latest collection SECURE PORTABLE SPACE (2004).
poetry • poet • poets • verse • writer
Reviews Redell Olsen's latest collection SECURE PORTABLE SPACE (2004).
poetry • poet • poets • verse • writer
Onomatopoeia Lesson
Students will learn about the poetic device of onomatopoeia, create onomatopoeic slogans or jingles, write a poem using the technique and then share it with the class.
onomatopoeia lesson • books to use in onomatopoeic lesson • example onomatopoeia words • jingles and slogans that use onomatopoeia • writing poetry using onomatopoeia
Students will learn about the poetic device of onomatopoeia, create onomatopoeic slogans or jingles, write a poem using the technique and then share it with the class.
onomatopoeia lesson • books to use in onomatopoeic lesson • example onomatopoeia words • jingles and slogans that use onomatopoeia • writing poetry using onomatopoeia
Poetic Plays and the Future of Theatre History
Where do we go from here?
orlandersmith • dove • kitchen • theatre • theater
Where do we go from here?
orlandersmith • dove • kitchen • theatre • theater
the efficacy of SUBTEXT
The potency of poetry - like drama and jazz - resides in what is not said, not shown, but implied. Billy Marshall Stoneking's article challenges the poet to look into the dramatic potentialities that exist within performance poetry when subtext and character are included in the mix.
marshall • stoneking • drama • dramatic • writing
The potency of poetry - like drama and jazz - resides in what is not said, not shown, but implied. Billy Marshall Stoneking's article challenges the poet to look into the dramatic potentialities that exist within performance poetry when subtext and character are included in the mix.
marshall • stoneking • drama • dramatic • writing
The Origin of Poetry
Poet, Alexandra Ekkelenkamp, journeys through the exterior/interior landscape of language, exploring the nexus of heritage, identity and the imagination, and how this might contribute to an understanding of poetry. Some interesting questions... and a few (hopeful) answers...
alexandra • ekkelenkamp • stoneking • marshall • origin
Poet, Alexandra Ekkelenkamp, journeys through the exterior/interior landscape of language, exploring the nexus of heritage, identity and the imagination, and how this might contribute to an understanding of poetry. Some interesting questions... and a few (hopeful) answers...
alexandra • ekkelenkamp • stoneking • marshall • origin
(Folk)writing in post-colonial Australia
Australian performance poet, Jeltje, responds to the ongoing debate about multi-culturalism, and how her perceptions and the perceptions of other migrant poets and writers are shaping a "new" folk literature.
jeltje • multiculturalism • monoculturalism • literature • canon
Australian performance poet, Jeltje, responds to the ongoing debate about multi-culturalism, and how her perceptions and the perceptions of other migrant poets and writers are shaping a "new" folk literature.
jeltje • multiculturalism • monoculturalism • literature • canon
Notes From a Local Theatre
Simple Ideas to Make Connections with Audiences
audiences • drama • theater • theatre • blackstock
Simple Ideas to Make Connections with Audiences
audiences • drama • theater • theatre • blackstock
Theories on the Physical Basis of PSI (i.e.: ESP and PK).
The "Sixth Sense" is something we are all supposed to be blessed with; so much so that we have coined and use this term frequently in our day-to-day conversation(s) when referring to the extra sensory events in our lives. What is the "Sixth Sense" comprised of? This article introduces a six-part series on the "Sixth Sense" and should help us gain a further understanding of this common human experience.
sixth sense • extrasensory perception • precognition • retrocognition • telepathy
The "Sixth Sense" is something we are all supposed to be blessed with; so much so that we have coined and use this term frequently in our day-to-day conversation(s) when referring to the extra sensory events in our lives. What is the "Sixth Sense" comprised of? This article introduces a six-part series on the "Sixth Sense" and should help us gain a further understanding of this common human experience.
sixth sense • extrasensory perception • precognition • retrocognition • telepathy
Clinging to the hem of Horror's skirt
Christina Conrad is a poet, playwright, painter and performer. Her poems have been widely anthologised, most recently in <I>Big Smoke</I>, New Zealand writing from the 1960s and 1970s (published by Auckland University Press). Here, she talks to Billy Marshall Stoneking about her curious life and approach to poetry.
christina • conrad • poetry • new • zealand
Christina Conrad is a poet, playwright, painter and performer. Her poems have been widely anthologised, most recently in <I>Big Smoke</I>, New Zealand writing from the 1960s and 1970s (published by Auckland University Press). Here, she talks to Billy Marshall Stoneking about her curious life and approach to poetry.
christina • conrad • poetry • new • zealand
The Not-So-Secret Life of Duncan Sarkies - an interview
Duncan Sarkies is a playwright, screen writer, fiction writer and stand-up comic. The rhythm and energy of performance is an important aspect of his written work. He is best known as the co-writer, with his brother Robert Sarkies, of the hugely successful 1999 film, <I>Scarfies</I>.
duncan • sarkies • scarfies • new • zealand
Duncan Sarkies is a playwright, screen writer, fiction writer and stand-up comic. The rhythm and energy of performance is an important aspect of his written work. He is best known as the co-writer, with his brother Robert Sarkies, of the hugely successful 1999 film, <I>Scarfies</I>.
duncan • sarkies • scarfies • new • zealand
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