tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post8045199946387742029..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: The Spoken Word Revolution Redux - edited by Mark EleveldCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-62780290652912418512008-05-08T15:27:00.000+01:002008-05-08T15:27:00.000+01:00i saw this on read, write, poem. excellent review!...i saw this on read, write, poem. excellent review! very insightful and well-written. it makes me wish i could step out of myself enough to be a good performer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-27454116157230321672007-06-16T20:25:00.000+01:002007-06-16T20:25:00.000+01:00Wonderful review! I've been to a poetry reading an...Wonderful review! I've been to a poetry reading and discovered it is an art form all by itself. The best poets were not always good readers.Tammy Brierlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673290512175050093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-89706515967190693112007-06-16T16:49:00.000+01:002007-06-16T16:49:00.000+01:00Wow--your review really piqued my interest in this...Wow--your review really piqued my interest in this book. I've never heard of one comparing spoken word and literary poetry side by side. Sounds great--thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-85772856796781129872007-06-16T09:12:00.000+01:002007-06-16T09:12:00.000+01:00Beloved Dreamer - oh you should go one day!Writer ...Beloved Dreamer - oh you should go one day!<BR/><BR/>Writer on Board - thanks!<BR/><BR/>Marcia - I always find when I perform I have to speak what seems to me to be ridiculously slowly! It's very tempting to rush!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-18300791134636228922007-06-16T01:06:00.000+01:002007-06-16T01:06:00.000+01:00I've heard so little poetry spoken, but some of it...I've heard so little poetry spoken, but some of it has been so powerful. I love both written and spoken, just as I like 2D and 3D or rock and quiet classical music. I can't wait to attend a poetry reading. I try to perform some of mine into a recorder. . . I trip on my words so much in my rush of excitement. Perhaps with practice.Marcia (MeeAugraphie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00656288704821106002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-38575180903113458142007-06-15T21:30:00.000+01:002007-06-15T21:30:00.000+01:00Inspiring review. And thank you Juliet.Inspiring review. And thank you Juliet.Writing on Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586187888418224291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-71509312952174447372007-06-15T17:29:00.000+01:002007-06-15T17:29:00.000+01:00Great review. I have never been to a poetry readin...Great review. I have never been to a poetry reading. I have a lot to learn.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments on my poem. I am glad you like it.<BR/><BR/>love-bdCassiopeia Riseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625091389788114012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-31443885480835442022007-06-15T10:58:00.000+01:002007-06-15T10:58:00.000+01:00Left Handed Trees - sounds like a good local event...Left Handed Trees - sounds like a good local event you've got!<BR/><BR/>Gautami - yes, the feeling of being involved at a reading is great!<BR/><BR/>Dave - yes I think you;re right - literary and performance poetry do operate differently but are also two ends of a continuum! <BR/><BR/>Tracie - you'd be surprised how much disdain there can be between performance poets and literary poets....<BR/><BR/>Rob - good shopping list there! Staying Alive is one of my favourite poetry anthologies, Neil Astley (the editor) really knows how to choose poems! Great to see you've bought Spoken Word Redux too! I'll have to look out for the first on your list, though I suspect it may not be available over here (except on Amazon, which I never use!). <BR/><BR/>Catherine - you're very right, books travel further than performers in the poetry world. This book and CD are a great way to find some great performance poets, but in NZ or UK, you're not likely to come across most of them in live performance. <BR/><BR/>January - absolutely!<BR/><BR/>kg - glad you're interested in the book and yes, always good to look at our roots!!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-24664202804298668822007-06-15T04:50:00.000+01:002007-06-15T04:50:00.000+01:00Compelling review! I'm definitely interested in th...Compelling review! I'm definitely interested in this book...<BR/><BR/>You wrote: "The first poets performed their work, they didn't write it down." Yay! — the history of poetry. Everything becomes more clear when we take a good, strong look at our roots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-71906519705287616452007-06-15T02:54:00.000+01:002007-06-15T02:54:00.000+01:00I think we can all learn a think or two from spoke...I think we can all learn a think or two from spoken word poetry, even if it's not what we read normally. There's a lot of creativity that goes into unifying sound and rhyme.<BR/><BR/>Great review!Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-62329666680225025542007-06-15T02:02:00.000+01:002007-06-15T02:02:00.000+01:00We do have poetry readings here in New Zealand, bu...We do have poetry readings here in New Zealand, but they are mostly readings (of literary type poetry) rather than performances. It occurs to me that it's easier to come by the best of literary poetry through the medium of books, (where I can read poets from all countries), than performance poetry (where I'm more restricted to local poets only). That naturally means the performance poets will tend to suffer in comparison.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-89280526407091860912007-06-15T01:13:00.000+01:002007-06-15T01:13:00.000+01:00Juliet -Interesting post. Liked your take on it a...Juliet -<BR/><BR/>Interesting post. Liked your take on it all.<BR/><BR/>I purchased three new (for me) poetry books early last month;<BR/>1. Long Journey - Contemporary Northwest Poets<BR/>2. Staying Alive - Real Poems for Unreal Times<BR/>3. The Spoken Word Revolution - Redux<BR/><BR/>Still not a huge fan of 'slam' type poetry -- but SWR-Redux is a fascinating read.Rob Kistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365982588165098990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-66681863806214522522007-06-14T23:23:00.000+01:002007-06-14T23:23:00.000+01:00personally... i believe there is room for both. i...personally... i believe there is room for both. i would hate to think that we... as creatives.. constantly seeking and searching for our own voice.. would in fact discriminate or snub performance poetry just because it is not the way literary poets believe this is how it should be done.<BR/><BR/>A most engaging topic!Tracie Lyn Huskamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310134565653685553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-67539354557602659152007-06-14T20:06:00.000+01:002007-06-14T20:06:00.000+01:00Very interesting review. I've always felt that the...Very interesting review. I've always felt that the academy could learn from the street - and vice versa. But some of my favorite poems would be hard to pull off in front of a live audience; they're just too complex. And more than once I've had the experience of picking up a chapbook by an outstanding live performer only to be really disappointed with his or her words on the page. So literary poetry and oral poetry don't always operate by the same rules, I'd say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-83706130769800962412007-06-14T17:59:00.000+01:002007-06-14T17:59:00.000+01:00I have been to poetry reads and it is an experienc...I have been to poetry reads and it is an experience in itself. One feels so involved.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-3797017886161588952007-06-14T15:28:00.000+01:002007-06-14T15:28:00.000+01:00Very interesting post...around here there is a "Sp...Very interesting post...around here there is a "Spoken Word" reading every 2nd Saturday. It is amazing to me. All of it. Though I don't write in this style, I never leave uninspired.<BR/>Love,<BR/>D.Left-handed Trees...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06057727021295729384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-43232293580320072982007-06-14T14:22:00.000+01:002007-06-14T14:22:00.000+01:00weclome to my universe - hope you find a good poet...weclome to my universe - hope you find a good poetry reading to go along to!<BR/><BR/>Paris - yes people learn differently and that comes into it, but my point was tnat performance poetry is often seen as a lesser art form than literary poetry and I was just turning round the argument. <BR/><BR/>Rel - good comparison! Thanks.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-62733504957037049982007-06-14T10:42:00.000+01:002007-06-14T10:42:00.000+01:00Juliet,You can read about a baseball game.You can ...Juliet,<BR/>You can read about a baseball game.<BR/>You can watch on T.V., a baseball game.<BR/>You can attend a live baseball game.<BR/>You can play in a baseball game.<BR/><BR/>It's the extent of involvement that changes one's perspective.<BR/>Perhaps it is so with poetry. ;-)<BR/>relrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-63397587858380380132007-06-14T09:38:00.000+01:002007-06-14T09:38:00.000+01:00The thing about people writing poetry down - peopl...The thing about people writing poetry down - people have different learning skills; some are visual learners and need to see the words on paper; others learn by listening. The fact that there's more than one way to experience poetry speaks well for society - poetry is flexible enough to reach a wider audience.paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-15758663738305149662007-06-14T09:36:00.000+01:002007-06-14T09:36:00.000+01:00A fantastic review. I have never been to a poetry...A fantastic review. I have never been to a poetry reading and you have me inspired to do so. I am also sad about the dim view of verse/rhyme and rhythm, it has so much to offer.pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293378341445115577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-42038325527551150262007-06-12T14:34:00.000+01:002007-06-12T14:34:00.000+01:00(a) I'd definitely recomment going to poetry readi...(a) I'd definitely recomment going to poetry readings or performances!<BR/><BR/>flores88 - Thanks! Now that I've read the book and listened to the CD I'd love to see many of these poets live!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-65553477129649805102007-06-12T13:58:00.000+01:002007-06-12T13:58:00.000+01:00Ive been to one of the HBO's Def Poetry shows in A...Ive been to one of the HBO's Def Poetry shows in Austin and it was amazing to see some of the poets you mentioned perform their pieces out loud. But I also like to just read some poems and have the images form in my own mind. Good post as always.Nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780195188813239591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-77350140351686084512007-06-09T23:08:00.000+01:002007-06-09T23:08:00.000+01:00I've always wanted to go to poetry readings!! Poet...I've always wanted to go to poetry readings!! Poetry as live entertainment sounds so appealing, especially when you gave those examples of hip-hop petry & Giovanni's.[a}https://www.blogger.com/profile/06965188295886556899noreply@blogger.com