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Adrian Mitchell
British
Poet
About the author
There have always been poets who performed. Blake sang his Songs of Innocence and Experience to parties of friends.
Adrian Mitchell,
British
Poet
#Songs
#Friends
#Experience
#Innocence
#Poets
Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry.
Adrian Mitchell,
British
Poet
#Needs
#Poetry
Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.
Adrian Mitchell,
British
Poet
#People
#Poetry
Written poetry is different. Best thing is to see it in performance first, then read it. Performance is more provocative.
Adrian Mitchell,
British
Poet
#First
#Poetry
#Performance
#Provocative
I want to speak, to sing to total strangers. It's my way of talking to the world.
Adrian Mitchell,
British
Poet
#Want
#World
#Talking
#Strangers
I use the language I use to my friends. They wouldn't believe me if I used some high-flown literary language. I want them to believe me.
Adrian Mitchell,
British
Poet
#Want
#Friends
#Language
#Literary
I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock'n roll.
Adrian Mitchell,
British
Poet
#Love
#Hope
#Jazz
#Music
#Poetry
I don't like writing essays or theory.
Adrian Mitchell,
British
Poet
#Writing
#Theory