Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Reading Poetry Aloud
After a few days of critiques during class, something came to me. Peotry is not just about content, it is also about oral presentation. one of the presenters shared a poem that was well written, but there was something about the way she read it that just clicked. I remember watching this video in an english class that I had last year,(the video was of a young woman delivering a peom that eventually won a contest) and evaluating the way she read it. she read the poem with such emotion and connection, that it was clearly evident why she was chosen as the winner. I especially loved, during class, when we got the chance to hear poets read their poems online. Hearing the actual poets read just gives you a better association with that poet's feelings and gives me a better sense of visualization. I think hearing a poet read their poem right in front of you, makes the poem more unique in a certian way.
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I noticed that the way in which a poem is presented depicts how the words impact the audience. I think that is the reason why Professor Mccoy had another individual read someone's poem during the workshop. I noticed that when someone different read the poem it either sounded better because of the way they accented certain phrases, or it sounded worse because they did not understand where the emotion was coming from.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean. But it's interesting to note the difference in emotion and intensity between the author reading the poem and someone else, much like we did during workshop. Sometime's I'd cringe when I heard the same poem that just caught my attention be read in a plane monotonic manner, showing how little the reader understands the tone of the poem. I noticed that with my own poetry, as well as others.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking that myself, during the whole presentation process! I love when I hear everyone read their poetry. It gives me a sense of the emotion put behind the work. Thanks for sharing (:
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