Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven. Most quotes as famous as this are from Shakespeare, but this one is from the tremendous epic poem, Paradise Lost written by John Milton, who was, by all accounts, a punk poet 300 years before the invention of punk. Banned Milton’s poem was banned by the… Continue reading Milton – Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.
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Performance Poetry; why poetry is punk and poets, rebels.
At some events Rotten Poetry provides entertainment in form of live music or poetry. We try to maintain a varied mix in performances scheduling poetry alongside music. The Challenge of Poetry My experience at these events is that poetry is an extremely challenging medium for performance. For the poets themselves it is daunting to be… Continue reading Performance Poetry; why poetry is punk and poets, rebels.