Tuesday 27 October 2009

Tongues & Grooves - Portsmouth - 25/10/2009

Nine poems of my sequence Senses were presented in a special Tongues & Grooves session hosted by George Marsh and almost totally devoted to the Chinese poetry and culture.

George Marsh had the brilliant idea to dramatise the presentation of the poems by having them read by four different voices:

- I - Sense of Silence - Read by Armando Halpern
- III - Sense of Prophecy - Read by Jan Fowler
- V - Sense of Love - Read by George Marsh
- VI - Sense of Touch - Read by June Merrigan
- VIII - Sense of Peace - Read by George Marsh
- X - Sense of Home - Read by Jan Fowler
- XI - Sense of Sight - read by Armando Halpern
- XII - Sense of Eternity - Read by June Merrigan
- XIII - Grail - Read by George Marsh (lines 1 and 2), Jan Fowler (lines 3 and 4), June Merrigan (lines 5 and 6) and Armando Halpern (remaining lines).

I thank George, Jan and June for their commitment, enthusiasm and the quality of their reading.

To George my special thanks for a remarkable evening of Chinese poetry and insights on cross-cultural influences.

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