Critical Commentary (Week 12)

This weeks critical commentary will be finding about finding the balance between this narrative way of telling poems and trying to merge them with this musicality of spoken word. I find often when I'm listening to people perform poetry they lean closer to the music side of writing instead of a narrative (using rhymes to get to the end of a line or some gimmick that will keep the audience interested), very rarely will a performer get on stage and tell a story and keep the crowd hooked (a sad revelation but a true one) because its just talk. I'm wondering how to merge this music, the idea of singing a poem or a piece rich in technique or practice with a piece that has narrative, that is trying to unravel a thought or a small image to the audience and keep them hooked all along the way. I'm wondering if such a thing could exist or if that's what serious performers of poetry are striving for even now. Seems like its a long term goal instead of a short one anyways.