tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17085938.post3927716762168853943..comments2023-10-29T07:54:36.000+00:00Comments on georgiasam: Poetry Readingsputhwuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606399161863289851noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17085938.post-58231146829620921342007-11-08T10:24:00.000+00:002007-11-08T10:24:00.000+00:00One of the most irritating things you can encounte...One of the most irritating things you can encounter is a reader who doesn't want to read (but is doing it out of some misguided sense of duty), and lets you know it. I've witnessed this a few times. In one instance, about 18 years ago, the poet actually announced that he didn't like giving readings, then, grudgingly, proceeded to READ HIS FUCKING POEMS. My hackles still go up when I think of it (even though he went on to become a bloody good poet).Mark Granierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899629187771913398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17085938.post-37412088203399934822007-11-08T08:02:00.000+00:002007-11-08T08:02:00.000+00:00I once went to a reading of German poetry with tro...I once went to a reading of German poetry with trombone accompaniment. It all went on fine until the translator disappeared and dogs outside started competing with the trombone.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17085938.post-56866697073533352582007-11-08T07:44:00.000+00:002007-11-08T07:44:00.000+00:00Excellent post.I blogged about the worst reading I...Excellent post.<BR/><BR/>I blogged about the <A HREF="http://robmack.blogspot.com/2007/07/in-performance.html" REL="nofollow">worst reading</A> I’ve been to. It was worse than it sounds. It lasted nearly four hours!<BR/><BR/>In Montreal, I went to a reading where one guy read an interminable poem, which consisted mainly of the line, “Brush your teeth” repeated over and over again with varying pitch and volume.<BR/><BR/>I have been to some good ones too. Edwin Morgan was the best reader ever. But I think readings are - for the most part - a rare opportunity to sell books and pamphlets, and that's why even poets who aren't natural performers still persist in doing them.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17085938.post-11597215125974236572007-11-07T23:00:00.000+00:002007-11-07T23:00:00.000+00:00This is very funny. Couldn't resist linking it. Th...This is very funny. Couldn't resist linking it. There are of course mny more stories, as we know...Ms Baroquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836227454899083962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17085938.post-20064720434091051662007-11-06T13:33:00.000+00:002007-11-06T13:33:00.000+00:00I may do a post on this myself.I once gave a readi...I may do a post on this myself.<BR/><BR/>I once gave a reading, a LONG time ago, as a warm-up for a band. A bad idea. I got so pissed off with the heckling I found myself shouting back at them (without quite realising what I was saying): "What do you want me to do, strip?"<BR/><BR/>"Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!"Mark Granierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09899629187771913398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17085938.post-3615659065098913952007-11-06T11:02:00.000+00:002007-11-06T11:02:00.000+00:00You could say something similar about musical reci...You could say something similar about musical recitals. <BR/><BR/>I once went to see a 'fairly well known' pianist performing. An elderly audience member in the front row collapsed forward, ending up about a metre from the piano stool. The pianist carried on playing; but at least he kept looking over his shoulder to see whether the heart massage was having any effect.Tim Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17917270014209480898noreply@blogger.com