Frank,
Thanks very much Frank. I placed the ball in Hugh's court because he was
game/secure enough to raise it in a tongue-n-cheek sort-o-way about his past
experiences.
I dare say, that as a thread, it could shed some rather fun anecdotes from those
more experinenced at readings/performance or, rather, war stories, tough crowds,
I-remember-whens, etc.
The Queensland Poetry Festival is on next week and I'm reading there, haven't a
clue what to expect, exciting! So thanks Frank - great advice I'm sure to use
before steppin' out.
Clayton
Frank wrote:
> Dear Clayton,
>
> Pardon me, please, I know your question regarding public reading was
> directed to Hugh and surely he can address stage jitters.
> One bit of advice I got early on about once you're up there and begin
> reading is to read aloud about half as slow as you think you sound. Nervous
> tension has a tendency to make a reader speed through all of those carefully
> chosen words (the poems). Allow for pauses, silences and rhythms. Own the
> space, it's okay, you were invited.
>
> I've even gone for a walk in the woods or on the beach reciting the poems,
> feeling them in mouth from my diaphragm, experiencing the rhythms, sounds,
> pauses, breathing. It's in the poems, those notations not unlike music.
>
> you'll do great...
> -fp
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