Thursday, February 12, 2015

They aren't always …

… Why are poets' voices so insufferably annoying?


E.E. Cummings read his verse in a very formal way, with close attention to pitch. He had a good voice and a nice accent, and his readings were quite effective. Philip Larkin read his work well, I think, with no indication of the stammer that bothered him otherwise. But many poets don't have that great a voice and are not good public speakers. We still like to hear them read their work, if only out of curiosity.

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