the nakedness of the performance poet

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a performance poet has nothing to hide behind
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no character
no set
no props
no other people
no constant humour
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its just you
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this makes it kinda scary
but also makes it very simple
beautifully simple
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its just you
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its very like stand-up of course
but stand-up has the whole humour thing
the all-the-time nonstop 4-gags-a-minute humour thing
which is a serious toughness all of its own
but has not the
just you and your words ness
the more utter nakedness
of performance poetry
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