Hello all, Happy new year! 2019 was quite a busy and momentous year for me—I spent six months back in my hometown applying for a new UK visa (and was successful, phew!), and I finally submitted my PhD. I’m looking forward to wrapping up several projects this year and beginning new journeys. Here are a … Continue reading A 2020 Update
Tag: performance
Guest Post: Carly Brown on Acting and Spoken Word
Hi everyone! I'm delighted to be featuring another guest post on my blog today, this time from brilliant writer and performer (and all around lovely human) Carly Brown. I remember watching videos of Carly's poems online before I even met her and being blown away by her work. Carly performs imagery-laced, tightly-written pieces which often … Continue reading Guest Post: Carly Brown on Acting and Spoken Word
Breaking the Authenticity of the Performing Body
The U.S National Poetry Slam rules require poets to perform pieces they have written: one cannot perform another person’s work at the competition. Slam as a genre is linked to the performance of one's own identity since the poet is physically there onstage with an accent, a skin colour, an apparent sex, etc. These cues affect how … Continue reading Breaking the Authenticity of the Performing Body
Confessional Work: On Respecting Others’ Privacy
Something on my mind lately has been the politics of confessional poetry: how does one honestly perform personal poems while also being mindful of their effect on the people whose privacy is interrupted by these poems? Slam poetry has always been a genre which encourages poets to share intimate details of their lives. Susan B. A. Somers-Willett … Continue reading Confessional Work: On Respecting Others’ Privacy
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