Kasper, Agreed - almost.
I don't think a 'cross over' between music and poetry is taking place -
anymore than via sculpture and dance. However, we learn and we burn from
other artforms (as so evidenced on this list).
What I'm tasting is the enthusiasm of young people to take poetry
seriously - to inform their music making, their blogs, their poetry. The
best of what I'm seeing is anti-competitive, anti-Slam and so positively
sharing/learning.
I could be wrong but I'll take a bet there's "something in the air"
Thunderclap Newman fashion. I'm meeting Papa41 this Saturday. Just an
ordinary young man working in insurance who is a musician (with a small
following). He wants to be an experimental performance poet!
At Latitude Festival, Arcade Fire were brilliant, but the small young bands
I chased down were more important. Wonderfully a poetry tent between them.
This is a poetry tent. Past, present - ever important for the flowering.
All, Rupert
www.mallin.blogspot.com
PS - back to my youth work...
----- Original Message -----
From: "kasper salonen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: From Arcade Fire and back to poetry
> that sounds wonderful Rupert, thanks for the overview.
> I feel like a smallish revolution between music audiences & poetry
> would be refreshing; I don't like the idea of a crossover of MUSIC &
> poetry per se, but that poetry could appeal in a new way to listeners
> of pop sounds like a beautiful possibility. there's been too much
> discussion over the difference of lyrics & poetry & the ilk. they're
> separate, keep them separate, but combine something ELSE.
>
> KS
>
> On 04/08/07, rupertmallin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> to Barry and all
>>
>> Arcade Fire were brilliant at the Latitude Festival (main stage); and if
>> you
>> like the Arcade, you'll find Rodrigo Y Gabriela (uncut stage) pretty
>> amazing. Latitude kind of proved music audiences easily cross over to
>> poetry
>> too.
>>
>> Last night, I attended The Den of Uniquity (a big barn) out in the
>> Suffolk/Norfolk border sticks - young folk and electric bands. I read in
>> a
>> break and got an encore! I'm not trying to be Mr Popular but a lot of
>> young
>> bands/musicians/lyricists like poetry because it gives them another angle
>> on
>> their own work, interests, etc.
>>
>> More importantly, what I read/performed was a bit edgy, not least because
>> I
>> used the PA's awful reverb as an effect. I'm not saying I've found a
>> path,
>> or there is a Renaissance, but I detect possibilities for poetry to
>> connect
>> with new audiences.
>>
>> Best wishes, Rupert Mallin
>>
>> www.mallin.blogspot.com
>>
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