What TO DO When Giving a Poetry Reading--

So here's some notes I took at the Skagit Poetry Festival on what TO DO when giving a poetry reading--





What To Do When Giving a Poetry Reading





1)  Leave the audience wanting more!



(If someone comes up to you after the reading and says, "Oh, I wish you would have read 1 or 2 more poems" then congratulations! you were a success!)



2)  Read a variety of poems that you feel the audience would connect with.



3)  Allow for that space/quiet after reading your poem or while reading.  There is n...