The fresh approach towards poetry and prose in the new NEA Prospectus highlights the fact that one can become so accustomed to established practises and circumstances, etc. that one does not bother to apply some creative thinking! And once it does happen, it does seem to turn everything upside down!
The reality is: this approach is actually simplifying things, bringing the focus back to where it belongs: CREATIVITY! Rather than to think DRAMATISED POEM! or "DON'T MOVE OR YOU'RE DEAD' POEM! or I MUST MOVE! or I NEED PROPS! MANY OF THEM! just ask yourself the following simple question:
"What is the poem asking for? What "colours of saying" is necessary to bring the poem to life? What "colours of saying" would help me to express the poets thoughts as if it were my own?
Let's now all forget about the artificial "mannerisms" on stage and search for MEANING and HONESTY in every peformance!
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