Wednesday, May 26, 2010  What Not To Do When Giving A Reading--
What NOT to do at Poetry Readings--  1)  Don't read too much or
go over your time.  2)  Don't laugh at your own jokes.
Valerie Loveland said...  I am guilty of the nervous laughter. I
hate it!  Susan Rich said...  Don't tell a story longer than the
poem.  Don't apologize.  Don't read utterly drunk.  Don't read
the same poems in the same order each time.  Radish King said...
Don't expect your host to have water for you. Bring your own.
Think carefully about what shoes you're going to wear.  Don't
forget to thank your audience.  Don't put your mouth on the
microphone.   drew said...  Yes, to all of the above.  Don't
read drunk -- that's good.  Don't forget to thank your audience
-- and your host/hostess.  jim said...  Excellent advice!  About
not reading too much is really key--too often a poet will rush
to cram in as many poems as possible, or will think a twenty
minute reading can contain 20 poems. Leave the audience wanting
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