This was very enjoyable, with some odd characters and some disturbingly attractive raids on the dressing-up box. The readings, one and all, were very well done. Lovely poems of longing and desire. I don’t have much of a poetry collection but will now explore Mary’s back catalogue.
I usually prefer to see the text as it is read. But these readings worked well for me. Can anyone recommend any websites where poets read their own stuff? Many poets have their own websites but I wonder if there are any places where the content is curated, where poets can submit videos for inclusion ? I’d like to see a site where I could see and hear the poet and follow the text. (I know there is no shortage of performance type poetry online, and some of it very good, but I am getting tired of shouty identity politics you get in slam poetry events. I’m probably getting old and insensitive. )
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