Read and take notes on the Moodle chapter here. It gives tips for oral presentations of poetry, and discusses the devices that are specific to reading aloud.
Listen to the following poetry recitations.
Nimbawaadaan Akiing / I Dream a World by Margaret Noodin (text and audio here)
They Don't Love You Like I Love You by Natalie Diaz (text and audio here)
Use this file to help organize a comparison of the two poems and performances.
How does the use of voice, pitch, inflection and other techniques affect your understanding of the poems?
What major ideas come to mind as you listen and read? Can you connect the use of language to the performance and the themes?
Reflect and respond to this experience in your Journal. Especially pay attention to sound as it contributes to mood. Add it to the Journal: Listening dropbox, titled appropriately.