The Spoken Word: Inspiration from Poets Who Teach - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894773403 ISBN 13: 9781894773409

Publisher: Banff Centre Pr, 2011

Synopsis

The Spoken Word Workbook: Inspiration from Poets Who Teach is a play-space where the audience becomes the artist and artist becomes the audience. The title features interactive exercises from seventeen professional spoken word artists. This unique project is ground-breaking and timely as a poetry and spoken word learning tool. The artists include José Acquelin (Montréal), bill bissett (Toronto), Regie Cabico (Washington DC), George Elliott Clarke (Toronto), Ian Ferrier (Montréal), John Giorno (NYC), Louise Bernice Halfe - Sky Dancer (Saskatoon), Bob Holman (New York City), Kaie Kellough (Montréal), Shane Koyczan (Penticton), Billeh Nickerson (Vancouver), Hilary Peach (Gabriola Island), Robert Priest (Toronto), Steven Ross Smith (Banff), Anne Waldman (New York City), Sheri-D Wilson (Calgary) and d'bi young (Toronto).

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Review

Sheri-D Wilson 's The Spoken Word Workbook: Inspiration from Poets Who Teach collects the stories, advice and suggested skill-building exercises from some of North America 's (and the world s) most successful practitioners of spoken word poetry. If you ve ever had questions you were afraid to ask What the hell is sound poetry? How can I become a better performer? Do I have to be political this is a good place for answers. Alberta Views

a Sheri-D Wilsona (TM)s The Spoken Word Workbook: Inspiration from Poets Who Teach collects the stories, advice and suggested skill-building exercises from some of North Americaa (TM)s (and the worlda (TM)s) most successful practitioners of spoken word poetry. a ]If youa (TM)ve ever had questions you were afraid to aska "What the hell is sound poetry? How can I become a better performer? Do I have to be political?a "this is a good place for answers.a a "Alberta Views

"Sheri-D Wilson's The Spoken Word Workbook: Inspiration from Poets Who Teach collects the stories, advice and suggested skill-building exercises from some of North America's (and the world's) most successful practitioners of spoken word poetry. ...If you've ever had questions you were afraid to ask--What the hell is sound poetry? How can I become a better performer? Do I have to be political?--this is a good place for answers." --Alberta Views

Edition details

• Publisher: Banff Centre Pr
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1894773403
• ISBN 13: 9781894773409
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210
• Editor: Wilson Sheri D.