Spoken word: the rise of performance poetry
Had a full on conversation with Kate Tempest and Suzi Feay on the Financial Times Arts podcasts. Not sure if I said everything I wanted to say, but I had to allow space for others to speak! So much to explore in the space between “page” poetry and spoken word.
Oh, and Douglas Kearney. Mid-way through the discussion, I really wanted to find a way to reference Douglas Kearney as a poet who’s interested in both page and stage, and bringing them together, such that the work on the page has a performative quality in its design. Hm. Didn’t quite make that point, but then I guess that’s what the post-podcast blog post is for…
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