Category Archives: reading advice column

Recapturing Read-Aloud Magic

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

A quick post here to link to an article on poetry readings from Jess Lacher at the Kenyon Review blog: “Whatever happened to the sort of reading out loud we got when we were kids– when your mom talked in … Continue reading →

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Reading advice: reading from outside the poem

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Dear Voice Alpha, I’m so glad I found your site! It’s been especially helpful hearing the different versions of Wonder Woman posted this month, because I knew I’d have a hard time reading it well when I was choosing poems … Continue reading →

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Collin Kelley reads ‘Wonder Woman’

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

This week the Voice Alpha gang has been reading Wonder Woman, the poem donated by Collin Kelley to Voice Alpha‘s list of poems for which the authors have given readers permission in advance to record for Dear Voice Alpha, the … Continue reading →

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Kristin reads ‘Wonder Woman’

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

This week the Voice Alpha gang is reading Wonder Woman, the poem donated by Collin Kelley to Voice Alpha‘s list of poems for which the authors have given readers permission in advance to record for Dear Voice Alpha, the VA … Continue reading →

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Dave reads ‘Wonder Woman’

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

This week the Voice Alpha gang is reading Wonder Woman, the poem donated by Collin Kelley to Voice Alpha‘s list of poems for which the authors have given readers permission in advance to record for Dear Voice Alpha, the VA … Continue reading →

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Nic reads ‘Wonder Woman’

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

This week the Voice Alpha gang is reading Wonder Woman, the poem donated by Collin Kelley to Voice Alpha‘s list of poems for which the authors have given readers permission in advance to record for Dear Voice Alpha, the VA … Continue reading →

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Donna reads ‘Wonder Woman’

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

This week the Voice Alpha gang will be reading Wonder Woman, the poem donated by Collin Kelley to Voice Alpha‘s list of poems for which the authors have given readers permission in advance to record for Dear Voice Alpha, the … Continue reading →

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Reading Advice: pace, tone and upward inflection

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

First reading: Second reading: Dear Voice Alpha: I am submitting herewith audio recordings for your online clinic. Sincerely, Scot Siegel (Scot reads The Fires by Ann Tweedy from Voice Alpha‘s donated poems list. If you would like Voice Alpha to … Continue reading →

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Reading advice: What to do about a ‘slavish attachment to iambic pentameter’?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

Dear Voice Alpha: In response to your impassioned plea for a brave poetic soul to step forward to accept friendly advice on their reading technique from the Voice Alpha gang, I attach a poem sound file of Möbius (originally published at Umbrella … Continue reading →

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Reading Advice: Issues with breath & returning to reading in public after years

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Dear Voice Alpha: I’m giving a reading on Saturday, so I’m grateful for any advice. I haven’t read my poems in public in years.  Just listening, I could see where some of the problems are – breath is an issue … Continue reading →

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