Articles related to "Stoneking"



Great stories / Great poems
Billy Marshall Stoneking explores the idea that great poems, like great stories, cannot merely be told from the perspective of a familiar and secure world. They might start there, but the journey we must make as myth-makers of the tribe will take us far beyond our comfortable habits of thought.
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Poetry publishers tell all
Ever wonder what an editor is thinking when he/she says "yes" or "no" to your poetry submission? paul skec attends a seminar in Melbourne, Australia, and finds out what's going on in the minds of a few of Australia's most influential poetry editors.
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Christina and Patrick - journey between two worlds
Patrick Hayman and Christina Conrad - a word documentary about a father and daughter
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Eric Beach - an appreciation
Billy Marshall Stoneking presents a funny, some times poignant word portrait of poet, performer and friend, Eric Beach.
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Finding the Voice
Each person is a composite of many voices. They rattle round inside of us, wanting to have their say. Finding one's true voice is the first and last act of the poet.
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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>.
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Interview with Dorothy Porter
Magdalena Ball talks to Dorothy Porter about her new verse novel, <I>Wild Surmise</I>, and discovers there is more to the poet than mere poetry.
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Life & Death in the Open Section - the art of the poetry reading
A poetry reading is by turns, a blood-bath, a soiree, a happening or a prelude to sleep... in this article, poet Billy Marshall Stoneking, takes a look at the poetry reading as an art form in itself.
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Montage
A look at the use of montage in the writing and apprehension of modern poetry.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Poems of LIFE and DEATH - A Review
Billy Marshall Stoneking reviews <I>poems of life and death</I>, by jas h. duke - a collection of the late-poet's literary, performance and visual works, edited by Pi O.
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Poetry and the Politics of Self-Expression
Does the democratization of poetry (or any art form) serve the society which gives birth to it, or is it merely symptomatic of an insidious malaise in which mediocrity rules. Barney McClelland explores the possibilities.
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Saying the Unsayable - an interview with Jayne Fenton Keane
Australian poet, Jayne Fenton Keane, talks about writing & performing poetry inside and outside "the bunker".
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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.
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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>.
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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...
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The Ring Song of al-Andalus
Novelist and poet, Del Marbrook, takes an alchemist's view of some ancient Arabic models, directing our attention towards some rather intriguing insights concerning the poetic campfires round which we gather in our quest for fellowship and understanding.
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Walkabout Art
An account of the American Walkabout Tour to the United States, by one of the poets who survived it.
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What is bad poetry?
Everybody knows what they like, and most people can speak at length about why. But what about "bad" poetry? Isn't it far too subjective to hazard an opinion? Kayt Davies returns to Performance Poetry with a rave about what she believes makes a bad poem bad.
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Why Poetry Matters
Part rave, part essay, skec's article goes behind the scenes to reveal the poetry that lies behind the poetry of contemporary literature.
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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.
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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>.
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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.
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Ears for Eyes (Part Two)
The concluding half of Billy Marshall Stoneking's investigation into the art of performance poetry.
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Ezra Pound - Lone Ant from the Broken Anthill
The poet Ezra Pound, was a significant force in returning poetry to a more natural voice. His influence on poets in the 20th century is incalcuable. But what of the ideas? Pound was arrested for treason and spent thirteen years incarcerated in a mental institution. Billy Marshall Stoneking talks about why.
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Finding A Poem
A collection of meditations on the art of finding the poem.
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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.
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Mexico Dreaming - Part One
Billy's poetic odyssey - <I>Musings of a Performance Poet</I> - finds him ensconced in Mexico where performance is more than art; it's a way of life.
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Mexico Dreaming - Part Two
Part two of Billy Marshall Stoneking's poetic journey through Mexico.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The near interview of Richard Z
U.K. poet, Richard Zola, talks to Billy Marshall Stoneking about his obsessions, including poetry.
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The Poetic Voice of Christina Conrad
The poetry and art of performance poet, dramatist and artist, Christina Conrad, New Zealand's leading exponent of "art brut".
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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.
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The Power of the Song - Part 2
The last part of Billy Marshall Stoneking's article concerning the making of his best-selling book of poems, <I>Singing the Snake</I>.
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Welcome to the Cruz
Billy Marshall Stoneking's quest for meaning - this time in Santa Cruz, California - continues the on-going saga in the series, <I>Musings of a Performance Poet</I>.
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Wild Child - Paola Bilbrough (an interview)
Australian/New Zealand poet, Paola Bilbrough, discusses her work and life with Billy Marshall Stoneking.
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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.
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An Interview with Alan Reade
Performance artist, Alan Reade, talks to Billy Marshall Stoneking about his work and ideas.
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Human Head and Body Lice in History
From the time the first louse bit a human being, we've put up with them, misunderstood them, hated, them, and used them. They've affected us in return.
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Inforthewin Went For Win at Henry County Fair
Findlay's Inforthewin got first place cheers for the first time at the Henry County Fair in Napoleon on August 19. Her trainer, driver, and co-owner is H.D. Schoonover.
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Who is Mitochondrial Eve?
The idea of Mitochondrial Eve has spurred both imagination and confusion. Here is a simple explanation of this female ancestor all humans alive today share.
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