You will learn greater control of your voice and body, making both more expressive. You will learn self-control and poise under pressure. You will learn to become a better observer of the world around you, as you stay alert for clues that will make you a better interpreter. You will come to a better understanding of yourself, as you search your own experience to help you comprehend and convey your chosen poetry. You will learn a lot by watching excellent interpreters.
Poetry is usually compact, with much feeling and emotion in each phrase and line.
It takes great care and skill to convey to a listener everything that is there. If you find a key poem you want to do, but need more to fill out your program, you can find other poems by the same author by using library indexes and catalogs. It takes a little work to track down the poems that are indexed there, so plan to spend several hours in the library, or even to order books of poetry through interlibrary loan. Putting together a good poetry program can be interesting, fun, and satisfying. Return to Chooser menu or move on to next event.