Sunday, April 4, 2010

World's Longest Poetry Reading in Progress

Broadcasting Live with Ustream.TV

6 comments:

John B. Burroughs said...

This began at 10 p.m. on April 2nd 2010 and is scheduled to go 120 hours.

For more information, including a partial list of performers, visit http://www.prosperosbookstore.com/.

John B. Burroughs said...

Oops - I meant it began at 10 AM.

6 months ago (before we knew anything about the above event), Lix and Kix began planning a world record poetry event. Details coming soon - we're still trying to nail down a free venue to host us for 6 days and nights - but it'll happen in the next 9 months, even if we have to do it in my house in Elyria. ;)

John B. Burroughs said...

We're gonna aim for 144 hours.

John B. Burroughs said...

You might notice that the feed goes inexplicably offline once in a while - but when that happens, you still have the option of watching previously recorded footage by clicking the links on the black screen.

Anonymous said...

A convincing argument can be made that every poetry reading is the world's longest poetry reading ever.

John B. Burroughs said...

@Anon - you remind me of this by Ferlinghetti:

"We have seen the best minds of our generation / destroyed by boredom at poetry readings."

Cited...

The poet doesn't invent. He listens. ~Jean Cocteau