tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post7856347938283779523..comments2023-10-24T20:47:13.885+05:30Comments on The Spaniard In The Works: CrosswordSpace Barhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-3676937431868000942007-10-23T10:07:00.000+05:302007-10-23T10:07:00.000+05:30??!: Well, I guess it's a part of the marketing. A...??!: Well, I guess it's a part of the marketing. An author can always refuse!<BR/><BR/>Cat: Now you're being deliberately provocative! You don't believe poetry can be read aloud?! While I concede that some poems are perhaps meant to be read on the page, or are more successful absorbed in silence, at least one half of the enjoyment of poetry is in its sound.Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-53760346642948228682007-10-22T20:33:00.000+05:302007-10-22T20:33:00.000+05:30I actually don't believe poetry can be read aloud ...<I>I actually don't believe poetry can be read aloud</I><BR/> hear, hear. or not, actually.??!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03791417518093723373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-35684216256256361102007-10-22T20:18:00.000+05:302007-10-22T20:18:00.000+05:30I actually don't believe poetry can be read aloud....I actually don't believe poetry can be read aloud. But let us regard "spoken-word poetry" as a genre in itself, ignoring the oxymoron in the name... There are satisfactions to be had.Cheshire Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463645065346922684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-55931172225411501572007-10-22T18:50:00.000+05:302007-10-22T18:50:00.000+05:30agreed. Some authors like to read their stuff, and...agreed. Some authors like to read their stuff, and that's fine.<BR/><BR/>but it just seems that, increasingly, authors are <I>expected</I> to read their stuff. and do it well. Which to me, is asking for a bit too much.??!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03791417518093723373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-58896198837165866162007-10-22T18:42:00.000+05:302007-10-22T18:42:00.000+05:30??!: :Dwell, yes, but the thing is, if you've agre...??!: :D<BR/><BR/>well, yes, but the thing is, if you've agreed to do the reading thing you've got to at least make an attempt to do justice to your writing, no? I'm not saying that everyone has to be able to read their own work well; if a writer can't read her own work well, she should get someone who can, to read instead of her.Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-40516976019953808472007-10-22T17:52:00.000+05:302007-10-22T17:52:00.000+05:30ahh...yes, it did appear that way. Apologies. *mus...ahh...yes, it did appear that way. Apologies. *<I>must quote from post in full, must quote from post in full</I>*!<BR/><BR/>Also, it wasn't what your friends thought. It's just this concept that writers <I>should</I> be able to express their words vocally too. Surely some writers can just...write? And are not good at emoting. I've always been uncomfortable with this whole expectation.??!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03791417518093723373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-73185525411111230372007-10-22T15:46:00.000+05:302007-10-22T15:46:00.000+05:30sur: then think about it!??!: to confuse good writ...sur: then think about it!<BR/><BR/>??!: <I>to confuse good writing with good oratory.</I><BR/><BR/>good point. but then, you'll notice that anjum and zac carefully refrained from saying they liked the poetry, thus keeping your distinction functional.<BR/><BR/>i wish, btw, that you hadn't made it sound like i was saying those words; i was very clearly reporting what anjuma nd zac said.Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-82829140208728188602007-10-22T15:34:00.000+05:302007-10-22T15:34:00.000+05:30ten readings in the last three months and I'm sick...<I>ten readings in the last three months and I'm sick of the poems</I><BR/> One of my top 10 reasons not to even try to write a book.<BR/><BR/><I>I read very well, with a range of emotion and pitch</I><BR/> Another one. I dislike the fact that modern publishing has managed to confuse good writing with good oratory.??!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03791417518093723373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-85541163826379169442007-10-22T12:14:00.000+05:302007-10-22T12:14:00.000+05:30dec, na? thats a thought!dec, na? thats a thought!SUR NOTEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928284426760382839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-66974895441242764872007-10-21T17:50:00.000+05:302007-10-21T17:50:00.000+05:30see? this is what happens when you do cal plans. n...see? this is what happens when you do cal plans. now you'd better come to trivandrum for the film festival. sampurna and i are reading there.Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-28492995584974661172007-10-21T13:08:00.000+05:302007-10-21T13:08:00.000+05:30damn, i wish i was there... and sarita is a dear! ...damn, i wish i was there... and sarita is a dear! and i want to hear you read... and i want to go to koshys... and i want to see you in pink sarees...i keep imagining your voice when i go through your book...SUR NOTEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928284426760382839noreply@blogger.com