Poetry Performance Workshop

with

Daniel Kolos

Reading and writing poetry are private pleasures. Reading poetry in front of an audience is a performance. No matter how good a poet you are, if you come across weakly or with anxiety, enjoyment of your poems will be compromised.

With a few simple exercises you can transform your presentation into a delightful performance that will benefit both you and your audience.

Some responses to Daniel’s April, 2009 Poetry Performance Workshop in Wingham, Ontario:

Hi Daniel,

I want to thank you for giving me a memorable day.  You moved us all forward as a group and challenged us out of our comfort zone.  You have a great way of supporting people while showing them that they have more in them to draw on and build on.  You gave us a great deal to think about for the future.  Thanks for all your support and kind words and for a big push in the right direction.  We all shared a laugh and a cry.  Great day with cherished friends.

You are an inspiration,

Hilary Gillespie

Wingham

I wanted to second the comments made by Mark and Carol Daniel. The workshop was both fun and educational, which is how it should be!
Keep in touch,
Peter Luke

Stratford

See the profiles of these and other Huron Poetry Collective poets at

http://huronpoetry.com/poet%20bios.html

Daniel Kolos has been trained by CBC Radio producers, Toastmasters, and poets such as Penn Kemp, Sheri-D Wilson and Amanda Hiebert in the various techniques of public presentation. He has been a performance poet since 1997 and has had over 150 poetry readings throughout Southern Ontario, Michigan and Indiana.

In 2003 Pendas Productions of London published his first poetry collection, Slipped Out.

In 2006 a CD version of this book came out, Daniel Kolos Reads his Poetry.

His second book, From One Child to Another, (Battered Silicone Dispatch Box, Shelburne, ON, 2007

) was launched in May, 2007.

He recently finished a series of ninety-nine inspirational poems

based on the 13th century Sufi mystic poet, Rumi.

Daniel is a member of the Highway 4 Writers (since 1985), Words Aloud Poetry Cooperative (Since 1999), The Ontario Poetry Society (Since 2003) and the League of Canadian Poets (Since 2007). In October, 2008, Daniel founded SOUNDS: words and music series with seven other poets in Owen Sound.

Contact:

e-mail damilos@bmts.com

website: www.bmts.com/~damilos/poetry.html

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