Amanda Gorman - What a performance
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Penny Tray
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Re: Amanda Gorman - What a performance
Sorry, PT,
I disagree completely. To my mind, there was no likeness to any poetry that I recognised. There was absolutely no rhyme, or rhythm.
It was simply a prose political speech suitable to the occasion.
Not a fan of modern poetry, as you will have noticed.
A good number of years ago (in typewriter-times) I saw a perfect description of modern poetry; 'written on a typewriter which has a random line-return.'
Still a dinosaur, JD.
I disagree completely. To my mind, there was no likeness to any poetry that I recognised. There was absolutely no rhyme, or rhythm.
It was simply a prose political speech suitable to the occasion.
Not a fan of modern poetry, as you will have noticed.
A good number of years ago (in typewriter-times) I saw a perfect description of modern poetry; 'written on a typewriter which has a random line-return.'
Still a dinosaur, JD.
Re: Amanda Gorman - What a performance
Much better heard than watched, I think, with some powerful imagery, but what was going on with all those contrived hand movements?
She looked she was doing an infant class song with actions.
She looked she was doing an infant class song with actions.