And there are very few who praticise it who have mastered the art of orality! (unfortunately) Stoneking ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Bray <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:58 AM Subject: Re: recordings of Ezra > At 02:40 AM 11/24/99 -0500, Booth, Christopher wrote: > >But personally, until some > >hypothetical day when public readings of poetry and prose return as a > >widespread practice in the English-speaking world > > Actually, in North America we have a thriving, popular, and well-remunerated > oral-poetry tradition. However, it is practiced only seasonally, between early > April and mid-October. -Tim >