Vermont Humanities

Poems in Performance: A Cure for Poemphobia

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Image Credit: “Charles Dickens as he appears when reading.” Wood engraving from a sketch by Charles A. Barry (1830-1892). Illustration in Harper’s Weekly, v. 11, no. 571, 7 December 1867, p. 777. Digital image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain.

In the past fifty years, a magical loosening of “poetry” has opened doors for reluctant readers, and the performance of poems in “poetry slams” has attracted new audiences. The assumption of sing-song or anticipation of hidden metaphors no longer applies.

In this informal talk, slam poet Geof Hewitt will offer poems that defy stereotype, and discuss strategies for finding more.

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Contact Jacob Pelletier at jpelletier@vermonthumanities.org.

About the Presenter

Talks by Geof Hewitt

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Poems in Performance: A Cure for Poemphobia

Geof Hewitt offers poems that defy stereotype, discussing the magical loosening of “poetry” in the past fifty years that has opened doors for reluctant readers.

Vermont Humanities*** June 29, 2016