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hallawayjoe Andyland 2002-02-20 2:13 PM Morning after Previous Entry :: Next Entry Mood: Melodramatic |
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Last night was my weekly poetry Workshop, and my poem was up for discussion. I am kind of ambivalent about workshops. I love the discussions and it is the best class I could ever take, but often I get people writing my poem for me, suggesting lines, cutting lines, and so on. I am guilty of doing that same thing to other people's work. The problem with this is that the voice can be diluted, or the authorial purity of the work. I think this can be remedied by having an emotional distance from any work and take everything said with a hunk of salt. Even the teacher may not always know what you are trying to do. Or, more often than not, Aesthetics differ. As with anything, take what you like, and leave the rest. Other than that, I am in the process of reading "Burning Down The House" the anthology from the 1998 National Poetry Slam Champion team sent by the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe. It is pretty engaging and well crafted, although there are a few misfires, or pieces that would only ring well when performed, I am impressed with the variety of themes and techniques that Lynn Procope, Roger Bonair-Agard, Alix Olson, Stephen Colman, and Guy Lecharles Gonzalez use in their poetry. Currently I am in the process of memorizing 6 of my best new poems for the Flagstaff Slam-offs. Last year I made it to the finals, but ran dry as I didn't have a strong enough piece or strategy to overcome an early draw. This year, I have diversified my portfolio to use businesslike terms, to include a few poems of vulnerability, and sardonic naivete. My poems are also a little longer all going over 2 minutes but under 3. We shall see if this strategy works. Although to call it all strategy makes it sound like I wrote these pieces just to pander. Not so, I think I am just learning more about the form and style of slam poetry. I think some of my newer poems have a little more depth. But, I could be wrong. |
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