> I'd agree with most of this but would go even a step farther and say,
> "Leave poetry reading to the solitary readers who listen with their
> inner ears."
>
> Hal Serving the tristate area.
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> Halvard Johnson
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> On May 13, 2005, at 12:15 AM, Andrew Burke wrote:At one point, I write
> a note to a friend:
> "I am so bored I could die." She nods and leaves at the interval. I
> can't. Respite only comes in
> the second half when Harrison and Heaney read a few of their own
> poems. I've made up my
> mind. Leave poetry reading to the poets. At its best, it's wonderful.
> But even the worst poet
> beats the best actor.
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