READING ALOUD the apex of poetry
Blog Posted:8/2/2021 3:58:00 AM
Reading a poem silently has been compared to aloud the difference between staring at sheet music and playing the music on an instrument.indeed
...others believe poetry is a vocal art meant to be read aloud.
It is well known I am an advocate of recitation( as my youtube anthology clearly indicates) but accept that some folk can be content with a silent read.
To me,recitation is the apex of poetry equating poetry to the experience of viewing a painting or touching a sculpture....why so..
.each time the viewer / reciter brings a uniqueness of the moment to the 'happening' & thus the experience can differ each time .
..a byproduct of reading aloud imho, (& as I have found)is, it is a useful learning /editing technique to use before finalisin g/publishing[posting] the poem ,(especially in our workshop here)& whatever the poem length or its form.