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A companion site to Whale Sound, Voice Alpha is a repository for thoughts, theories, suggestions, likes and dislikes and anything else related to the art and science of reading poetry aloud for an audience. If you would like to guest-blog at Voice Alpha, please email nic_sebastian at hotmail dot com.‘Dear Voice Alpha’ – poetry reading advice column
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Planning a Poetry Reading
Some of us have already noticed the August light shifting, as we think about returning to school, returning to our scheduled lives. Perhaps we’re even planning some poetry readings. If so, here are some links to recent postings that might help … Continue reading
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accents cont’d – North Carolina
I’m not particularly bowled over by the reading performance in the reading below by Eleanor Ross Taylor, but I am bowled over by her terrific North Carolina accent. Personal prejudice, I admit — I’m a sucker for a southern US … Continue reading
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25 voices for one speech
Recalling a Voice Alpha post from earlier this summer entitled accents & dialects in reading poetry aloud, I found the performance below by impressionist Jim Meskimen thought-provoking on several levels (hat tip: Donna Vorreyer). The effect of accent and dialect. … Continue reading
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