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  • Be careful about rambling too much between poems. Five minute explanations for thirty second poems can suck the life out of the room.
    Especially if it comes at the start of your reading. Don’t waste everyone’s time, while they are still curious. Get to your first poem quickly, before the crowd has the chance to become restless.

    March 02, 2013
  • It’s also a good idea to score your poems. For instance, make a word bold if you want to remember to stress it more or make an indication of where you need to slow down or pause or make an indication of where your voice/tone/delivery should change especially if the line ends on a question so you can read the line as a question, etc.

    Thanks for sharing this.

    March 02, 2013
  • Excellent suggestions and reminders, Jeannine. I especially appreciate the “no long-winded explanations.” And my pet peeve is shuffling through papers unprepared, as if the reader just woke up, forgetting they are a special guest. As a frequent host of readings, that one really annoys me.

    March 02, 2013

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