Cryptomnesia #18 With Special Guest Toyah Webb and Voices from Poets Theatre "Ding" 12.01.2019

This month's episode is adorned by the work and voice of Toyah Webb plus several
writers who have contributed to the strange setting called 'Poets Theater.' We
have the opportunity to listen closely to the work of Erin Moure, Caroline
Bergvall and Leslie Scalapino.


And what is Poets Theatre exactly?


Well, to put it briefly, according to DAVID BUUCK, "PT performances are not
plays. Some poets can write good plays, but most cannot and should not. If a
poet writes a great play, it should not be PT, but should be in a book instead.
At the same time, neither is PT merely skits or sketches. PT is a scripted
event. That is, PT is written solely to occasion the getting together of the
cast and the audience.
Writers of PT tend to spend either too little or too much effort on their
scripts. The Goldilocks credo should always apply. Remember, it’s (only) poets
theater.
PT only occurs during...

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