How to Read at an Open Mic

So you want to read a poem at an open mic?
We’ve got great tips for you, from an experienced author and poet!How to Read at an Open Mic free download
 

GET TIPS ON:

• how long you should plan to read (you might be surprised!)

• how to avoid the “poem line” mistake everyone else makes

• how to avoid the dreaded “Poet Voice”
   
 

PLUS!

• Using the secret “nerve center” technique

• Whether or not you should pay fees

• How to make your poems go straight to their hearts

 

My favorite way to learn is by watching and emulating. In a welcoming, winsome, non-threatening approach, Tania Runyan allows me to do this.”

—Monica Sharman, writer

 

This excerpt on how to read a poem at an open mic is from How to Write a Poem: Based on the Billy Collins Poem “Introduction to Poetry”—a book from T.S. Poetry Press.

Microphone photo by Paul Hudson, Creative Commons, via Flickr.

 

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