Pre-performance:
First,
write a poem. A really, really nice one. A good one that says everything and
yet leaves spaces for magic and interpretation. Language is music; phrases are
stone-carved and majestic or flit with the will’o’wisps of the forests – or
both.
Rehearse this
poem and get the delivery just right; try it out in front of family or friends,
if you like.
How to
perform it at a reading:
Option 1
·
Enter stage
·
Introduce
yourself and the poem
·
Turn
all the house lights off
·
The
audience leaves and goes to the bar
·
Perform
your poem to an empty house
·
There
must be no piped video or audio of the performance to any area of the venue
where the audience is
·
The
audience may read your poem from the booklet
·
The
audience may come in as they finish their personal reading. You may still be
talking at this point, or not. It doesn't make any difference.
·
They
may applaud or otherwise as they see fit
·
When
all are back, thank them and leave stage
Option 2
·
Enter stage
·
Introduce
yourself and the poem
·
Turn
all the house lights off
·
You
must leave and go to the bar
·
The
audience reads your poem from the booklet
·
As
they finish reading they may applaud or otherwise depending on their mood
·
After
all the applause has died down return to the stage
·
Thank
them and leave
