[Newspoetry] eh!

[chyn at onthejob.net]

Ideas for the Sweet Betsy show:

1) We place a large flag on the ground and project a diagram of the big 4
media companies on the wall behind us.  A performer reads a poem for every
square of the flag going from blue starred box to the bottom stripe (red I
think).

2) We simulate the look of a frantic round the clock 24/7 newspoetry room
complete with "desks" (international, national, local, comics,
editorials).  People are frantic at most times except when on the air at
which point they become alert, clear, and slow.  Think of it as a clown
car.  In between the acts are all the clowns running around the car;
during the acts the clowns are all piled in driving.  This reverses the
usually dynamic of readings (pause and quiet between poems, energy during
poems).

I welcome additional thoughts on staging.

--danielle 

P.S.  I find this kind of preparatory/logistical conversation over e-mail
to be a very good use of the medium.  It seems much more effective than
scheduled meetings.  People manifest their presence when they have
something to say.