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Month: October 2014

Review: Kate Tempest, Edinburgh, 25 Oct 2014

October 27, 2014October 7, 20151 Comment

This weekend I had the privilege of seeing Kate Tempest perform at the Bongo Club in Edinburgh (hosted by the Scottish Poetry Library and Rally & Broad) as part of her tour promoting her new collection Hold Your Own (website here, book available here). The venue was completely packed, with audience members lining the walls … Continue reading Review: Kate Tempest, Edinburgh, 25 Oct 2014

In Defense of Performance Poetry

October 27, 2014October 7, 20151 Comment

Last week I posted about how an inspiration chooses its medium: how a creative spark gets funneled into one genre or another. Today I will discuss how performance poetry is defined then offer some counterarguments to a culture that often deems it less worthy than published work. How is performance poetry distinguished from page poetry? As … Continue reading In Defense of Performance Poetry

How an inspiration chooses its medium

October 20, 2014October 7, 20155 Comments

As I begin writing creatively again after a dry spell, I’ve been thinking a lot about how one creative spark, one subject, chooses which medium to be communicated in. By this I mean: when I start writing, when and how do I know in which format the piece will emerge? Will it be best conveyed through a “page” … Continue reading How an inspiration chooses its medium

Fall and We Will Catch You

October 19, 2014October 7, 2015Leave a comment

Earlier this week I had a difficult day. I was feeling defeated, powerless, guilty, homesick, and exhausted. It was a day where I sensed being alone in the world, making me prone to self-pity and frustration. But I had planned on going to a dance class I’d seen online (a Contemporary class at DanceHouse Glasgow) so in … Continue reading Fall and We Will Catch You

The Creative Impulse: External or Internal?

October 16, 2014October 7, 20151 Comment

The other day I watched an excellent TED talk by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love (link here). I’ve never read the book or seen the movie, but Gilbert’s theories about art-making and responsibility have been sitting with me. Her argument is that today we place too much pressure on artists by assuming that … Continue reading The Creative Impulse: External or Internal?

On Being a Scottish Poet – or am I?

October 16, 2014October 7, 20151 Comment

A couple weeks ago, in the first seminar discussion for the Constructions of Scotland class I’m auditing at Strathclyde, we were introducing ourselves and the professor (Dr. David Goldie) said he’d heard I was a Scottish poet. “Well,” I fumbled, flattered but confused, “I do write poems and I’m in Scotland…” He replied, laughing, “There … Continue reading On Being a Scottish Poet – or am I?

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