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If you have the opportunity to read his poetry in public, is likely to be nervous – it is said that public speaking is the main fear in our society, more frequent even than the fear of death. But that's no reason to join the ranks of the inaudible, bored and expressionless. These simple guidelines will help your reading highlights from the crowd.
* What to read
First select the poem (s) to be read. Try to find something that can be understood in a single listen. The public probably will not get the full message of layers that they would if they were reading for themselves, but must take some of the images and listening devices sound. The meter and rhyme in poetry is often easier because it provides a structure for the listener to follow.
Make sure you have a choice Reserve: You may have less – or more – the time than expected, and must adapt. You may also want to rethink your choice depending on the mood of the audience and what else you have read, there's nothing like trying to read a eulogy when everyone has been doing stand-up comedy. And if you're the last person in the end of a long night, by skillful and well presented, 10 minutes of heroic couplets probably not be appreciated.
* Preparation
Choose poem is not enough, however: it must be prepared. Read it – loudly – in the home. Not just once but again and again until you can almost recite from memory. If you have his poem from memory, you will be able to search and make eye contact to draw your audience in the poem with you. The audience, like to feel involved and if you look at they will not.
Print the poem in a large – often the lighting is bad on stage. Practice sessions should iron out any pause and turning problems, but if arrows mark the poem with intonation, pauses and execution of the lines, there is less chance that you stumble.
* Before reading
Before you start reading, take a moment to look up and talk to the audience. Tell something about yourself or poem – when or why I wrote, or what inspired you.
This is not just 'padding'. It'sa chance to find their voice. If there is a microphone, this is when you see how sounds, if comments and where it should be. It is also an opportunity for audiences to tune in to his accent, and for you to check that everyone can hear.
A After you finish this "impromptu speech" – which should only take a moment – Remember to keep the volume. Do not read in your paper, talk to the audience.
If you're reading several pieces, a pause and a few words between them gives the listener time to assimilate what they have heard and to change the chip ready for the next piece. But do not let the beating dominate the poems.
* The reading itself
If you wear glasses, make sure you have with you – and use them! (Sunglasses reading are great if you are nervous you can not see the public faces, but you can still feel her reaction.) Remember though, even if you can not make eye contact, try to find at times.
Speak loudly, clearly and slowly. The public only has a chance to understand what you are saying it is easy for them.
You do not have to pause every line break, even if its complete final poem rhymes. In fact, emphatic pauses in line breaks and rhymes can make the poem come across as stilted or mechanics. In general, the natural grammatical pauses are the best.
A brief pause in a line break may be desirable, however, even though the meaning is run directly from a line to the next. In such cases, a slight inflection upward in the word before the break can prove that the meaning is to be carried out.
Dramatize the extent that will depend on the voice and the theme of the poem. Good reading not necessarily imply the melodrama, and if you are not comfortable with 'performing', it is unlikely to do well. Simple pauses, intonation, sensitive and perhaps a change in the position should be sufficient to indicate changes of scene, the tone or point of view.
* And finally …
After reading, can be a relief I feel like running. Instead, take a breath, look at the audience and thank them for listening, or just say goodnight.
Remember: the public chose to be there. The vast majority are on their side and they want to hear his poetry.
About the Author:
Gwyneth Box is a widely published, award-winning poet with extensive experience of teaching and public presentations. Visit => tantamount.com/words to find out about The Poet’s Toolbox, her innovative on-line poetry techniques course. (Free demo available.)
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