Our first workshop with Grace Taylor went really well. She is a lovely young woman experienced in dealing with reluctant performers so by the end of the session most of us had decided we could get up in a few weeks in front of an audience a have a go. Amber was so excited she wants us to do two poems each! I don't think I could memorise two but I am happy to give it a go. The world won't end.
It is difficult, but probably not impossible, to die of embarrassment.
We watched several performance poets on youtube, which was great. But I remembered how easy it is to get lost in youtube where one link follows another and I end up like poor Alice, disappearing into the rabbit hole.
Grace shared with us a poem she had written in 2008 about her experience of being an afekase. I have seen her perform before and she is just so refreshing. She has offered to take the stage with us for our performance in November. Thank you Grace.
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