He has a striking WAY of reading his poems, unlike any of his peers or contemporaries. Creeley's poetry makes much more sense when it is heard, like this.
I think it would be good to include the written poem, and here's why. Rosmarie Waldrop said in the Oral History Initiative interview at the Harvard site that Robert Creeley in readings emphasized the ends of lines with pauses. I don't think I'm alone in the interest of the suspense, everything from silence to gender is under consideration.
He has a striking WAY of reading his poems, unlike any of his peers or contemporaries. Creeley's poetry makes much more sense when it is heard, like this.
I have to agree. I didn't understand his poems until I heard him read them.
I think it would be good to include the written poem, and here's why. Rosmarie Waldrop said in the Oral History Initiative interview at the Harvard site that Robert Creeley in readings emphasized the ends of lines with pauses. I don't think I'm alone in the interest of the suspense, everything from silence to gender is under consideration.