Whats the difference between performance poetry and a poetry reading?
A reading is often just that: words read from paper, usually meant for paper in the first place, which is OK, but often boring or, worse, pompous. Poetry performed is dynamic (and) may use props, visuals, music, songs, movement, even audience involvement. The words may work well on paper, but they were designed to be, first and foremost, heard. You say Uncapped Press is a new idea, but poets have been giving away copies of their chapbooks for years. What makes Uncapped different? We ask that if the reader likes the book, they send us a donation, and that they purchase something from the independent bookstore they found it in. We hope to actually recoup costs plus have something for the poets, who deserve a payment of some kind for their work. My own chapbook, the first Uncapped Press try, recouped half its costs, plus got sent a little gift from Oregon. We’re trying to be consciously uncapitalist. In many other countries, people have traditionally valued poetry. Why do you think this h
