I think there are many possible readings as well. I suspect Miles Kington
has identified one particular British style, though -
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On 10/3/05 11:01 AM, "Frank Parker" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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.
Alison Croggon
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