If you've ever heard Anne Waldman or Victor Hernandez Cruz or Michael
McClure read their work you'd know that there are alternative voices and
voicings.
While I agree a lot of what I hear read is sad, I also catch some good
readings too; my pal David Gitin has done some great work with musicians,
etc. And I might add that Miles might have said, "He's a motherfucker!" if
he'd heard me deliver my own verse. I think a balance can be struck between
performance and being in service to the word. The audience will know when
staging is outstripping substance. The Emporer wears no clothes, etc.
Cheers,
Frank
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From: "Sharon Brogan"
> the line breaks are great. the point is painful.
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