Cases Quote by James Arthur

Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative.

— Adrian Mitchell

Performance poetry is not one genre. Some chant, sing and dance. Some stand rooted to the spot and stare. Some chat their way in…

— Michael Rosen

Writing is a performance art for me. They're very closely aligned, writing and performing. But I'm a writer, not a performer.

— Clive James

When you recite you're giving a performance, in the way that an actor or a singer performs, and some poets are not interested in…

— James Arthur

Poetry is poetry. My process is I try to write the best poem I can, in the best way to communicate whatever it is…

— Bao Phi

Poetry is not a silent art. The poem must perform, unaided, in its reader's head. Educated readers give themselves a good performance. Educated listeners…

— Christopher Logue

Poetry has a small audience, but a large influence.

— Genevieve Taggard

Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn't seem to be much difference in my own writing.

— Kevin Powers

When I am writing fiction, I believe I am much better organized, more methodical - one has to be when writing a novel. Writing…

— Margaret Atwood

Poetry, unlike music, is a meta-art, and relies upon non-physical structures for the production of its effects. In its case, the medium is syntax,…

— Don Paterson

Somehow writing has always seemed to me to have an element of performance.

— Joan Didion

I think poetry is a fabulous medium to encapsulate thoughts far more precisely than prose.

— Kapil Sibal