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Writer to Writer (Author Interviews): Raymond McNiece: Performance Poetry

FCCJ series of full length video interviews on the topic of writing
Author Raymond McNiece
Title  Performance Poetry
Interviewer Roxanne Eastwood
Producer Kathleen Clower
Director Mark Basse

Copyright 1996 Florida Community College at Jacksonville

Summary:

Spoken word poet Raymond McNiece discusses the genre of performance/spoken word poetry and discussed his experiencing traveling on the road in the performance poetry circuit. He expresses hi hope that performance poetry can revitalize the academic study of poetry, and performs his spoken word poem "Remembering a Dismembered Ulster."

Episode #: 26

Keywords:

Spoken Word Poetry

Origins of Spoken Word Poetry

Poetry Slam

McNiece, R. (1996). Interviewed by Roxanne Eastwood [Video Recording]. Performance Poetry, Writer to Writer. YouTube, Jacksonville, Florida.

Run time: 26 minutes