The stuff, Heather, you are looking for - on a public access level (as
different than schools) is mainly either in the San Francisco Bay Area or
New York. You have to tread water and swim awhile before you figure where
and when you are in good harbor. But such, probably, is life!
Stephen V
Blog: http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
> Hmmm. Maybe I should move to the states then and get out of London -
> anywhere you recommend? ;) What I wish there were is more critique
> workshops, performance workshops, etc for current practitioners. I am
> part of a writing group now that is helping but there are so few. It
> seems that most of them are for beginners or you'll see that the people
> that are teaching are people you perform/ work with and sometimes I want
> someone that is different or more advanced then me (not saying that I am
> super advanced but when you perform with people on the same bill
> regularly, it's strange to take a class from them and of
> course...sometimes you don't like what they are doing :).
>
> What I would really like to see is a number of workshops that teach
> poets how to read to an audience. That's what I'd like to see. And
> then I'd like to see an advanced workshop on the same subject that helps
> people who regularly read, to break their habits and read even
> better...then maybe people would like to go to poetry events more
> often...
>
> H
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc provides a venue for a dialogue relating to poetry and
> poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stephen Vincent
> Sent: 14 November 2005 15:42
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Blah
>
> Weirdly enough I find what I hear here - a mix of condescending,
> self-flagellating, and a tweed mix of holier than thou. Gosh. I don't
> know
> what goes on in Australia or the UK, but, at least, here in the States
> we
> have variously good programs of poets working in the schools - of which
> I
> used to do a bunch, in fact, led the start of the first program here in
> California. Among the work I have much read over the years, Dominic's
> "cloudy" example is a cartoon of a quite ancient history - and the
> prejudice
> against boys doing it and getting recognized for a hot hand/tongue is
> kaput
> - too.
>
> Stephen V
> Blog: http://stephenvincent.net/blog/
>
>
>
>> Hullo clouds, hullo sky...It's still the same old story, as time goes
>> by...poetry is uterly weedy & wet girly stuff as any fule kno.
>> mj
>>
>> Roger Day wrote:
>>
>>> Oh dear, you must have suffered.
>>>
>>> On 11/14/05, Dominic Fox <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> It starts in infant school.
>>>>
>>>> You get everyone in the class to say a word - it will usually be an
>>>> adjective - that could be used to describe a cloud. Joe says "soft";
>>>> Brandon says "fluffy"; Adam says "up in the sky"; Kieran says
>>>> "thunderstorms!", and so on. You write the words on the whiteboard,
>>>> then you make a poem called "Clouds":
>>>>
>>>> Clouds are soft.
>>>> Clouds are fluffy.
>>>> Clouds float up in the sky.
>>>> Clouds make thunderstorms!
>>>>
>>>> That is what making poems is: the search for adjectives and
> attributes
>>>> to associate with some object. Everyone's contribution is included.
>>>> The resulting confection is lispily enunciated by the tallest girl
> in
>>>> the class at one of those school assemblies to which parents are
>>>> invited. Everyone claps appreciatively.
>>>>
>>>> Dominic
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> http://www.badstep.net/
>>> http://www.cb1poetry.org.uk/
>>>
>>>
>>>
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