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14 days · 5 minutes a day

The Performance
Bootcamp

Take your poetry reading to the next level. Most exercises take no more than five minutes — but by the end of two weeks you'll have built an intimacy and fluidity with your text, and a graceful confidence in your ability to hold an audience.

A wedding is worth it, and time spent getting performance ready is time well spent.

Module One · Days 1–3

Untangling the Text

Get right inside the poem before you ever read it aloud.

Module Two · Days 4–7

From Page to Performance

Find the voice, the body, and the music of the piece.

Module Three · Days 8–10

Professional Polish

Record, refine, and lift the whole thing up a level.

Module Four · Days 11–14

Game-day Confidence

Steady the nerves and walk up there ready.

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A wedding is worth it — and time spent getting performance ready is time well spent.