Monday, February 9, 2009

Performance Poetry

Performance Poetry with origins in oral tradition oral
cultures no writing rather poetry as tradition passed
down fr performer to performer to the best of one's
memory the performer held template in mind and fr
remembrance continued the legacy pre-literate pple

Notably a post modern phenomenon organizations like
(National Endowment for the Arts) recognize perform-
ance art though illegitamize performance poetry no no
how to transcribe submit a tape? Inherant probl. & so
we find the meaning implied in performance poetry

Peaking in the 80's hott scenes on the three coasts:
some names: Raul Salinas, Konstantyn K. Kuzminsky,
Joy Cole, Hedwig Gorski, Roxy Gordon, Ricardo Sanchez,
Harryette Mullen click for more info please

Plurality evokes audience participation never a loss
for input and ever evolving renditions poet in control
and such as to remember the origin in tribal lands
communities pre-literate and performance oriented

"the poem on the page was like a musical score; not fully intelligible until sounded"
akin to Olsen's emphasis on the breath .. tha ...

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