Sneaking into this conversation Matt, hope you don't mind, but years ago a
few poems of mine in Standard English were read on local radio with the BBC
accent and sound effects. Music etc and it really enhanced the poems and I
couldn't believe I had written them.They read them much better than me. I
was most impressed.
I have also given some of my dialect poems to people who love to read
dialect to groups etc but they sometimes change the words slightly. It used
to annoy me at first but now I don't mind so much as at least the poems are
being read and given an airing. He had changed the words to fit in with his
accent and way of pronouncing things
But as long as our poems are being read and reaching out to people then we
can't ask for much more can we so I am pleased about this. So lots of good
luck with your readings and hope you enjoy it muchly.bw sally j

>From: "Merritt, Matt - Leic. Mercury"
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>Subject: Re: Hints on poetry readings-correction
>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 11:30:26 +0100
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>Hi Grasshopper,
>Yes, I know what you mean. Actors do seem to slip into a particular mode
>when reading poetry, and the results are sometimes horrible.
>One thing that occurred to me the other day, when reading a few of my poems
>out loud in the kitchen as practice (next door's cat was watching from the
>fence and looking very unimpressed), was how important accent is. I noticed
>a couple of half-rhymes which wouldn't really work if the piece was being
>read in a "BBC" accent, so that's probably a good reason to read it
>yourself.
>Regards,
>Matt
>
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>Correction - Blame it on the Zopiclone -that should be 'an unforgettable
>experience'.
>
>Good luck with the reading,  Matt. My GP told me that lots  of - ahem -
>artistes like concert pianists get so nervous they take beta-blockers. The
>fact is that being an author doesn't mean you're a natural performer. I
>just
>thought -- if anyone was so nervous they'd rather not do readings, there
>must be plenty of out-of-work (resting) actors who'd be glad to do it.
>Actors do a special voice for poetry - I think of it as 'thesping'.
>Listening to an actor thesp a poem can be an forgettable experience. Kind
>regards,
>        grasshopper
>
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