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For Writing and Reciting, a Few Basic Tips
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· Remember that what you are writing is a draft that will need additional tinkering -- perhaps many months, even years, of tinkering.
Reciting poetry takes practice, too. The following tips are adapted from a talk by former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins on oral recitation:
· Read the poem slowly so it can be understood.
· Pause for a few seconds between the title and the poem's first line.
· Read in a normal, relaxed tone of voice. It is not necessary to give poems a dramatic reading as if from a stage.
· Pause only when there is punctuation and not at the end of every line.
· Practice with a dictionary to look up unfamiliar words and hard-to-pronounce words.
SOURCE: Library of Congress
