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I think that is where poetry reading becomes such an individual thing. I mean I have friend who like poets who just don't say anything to me at all, I mean they seem to me rather ordinary and pedestrian.
James Laughlin

Meaning of "poetry reading" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POETRY READING

poetry reading  [ˈpəʊɪtrɪ ˈriːdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POETRY READING

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Poetry reading is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POETRY READING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

poetry reading

Poetry reading

A poetry reading is a public oral recitation or performance of poetry. A public reading is typically given on a small stage in a café or bookstore, although reading by prominent poets frequently are booked into larger venues such as amphitheaters and college auditoriums, to accommodate crowds. Unless otherwise indicated in advance, poetry readings almost always involve poets reading their own work or reciting it from memory—the recitation of a work by another poet is normally the act of a well-known poet who chooses to read a few poems by lesser-known poets or old friends that the poet feels should be more widely recognized. Poetry readings often involve several readers, although normally one poet is chosen as a "headliner."...

Definition of poetry reading in the English dictionary

The definition of poetry reading in the dictionary is a public recital or rendering of a poem.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POETRY READING


bleeding
ˈbliːdɪŋ
breeding
ˈbriːdɪŋ
cross-breeding
ˈkrɒsbriːdɪŋ
feeding
ˈfiːdɪŋ
inbreeding
ˈɪnbriːdɪŋ
interbreeding
ˌɪntəˈbriːdɪŋ
leading
ˈliːdɪŋ
linebreeding
ˈlaɪnˌbriːdɪŋ
map-reading
ˈmæpˌriːdɪŋ
mind-reading
ˈmaɪndˌriːdɪŋ
misreading
mɪsˈriːdɪŋ
nonbreeding
ˌnɒnˈbriːdɪŋ
nonreading
ˌnɒnˈriːdɪŋ
outbreeding
ˌaʊtˈbriːdɪŋ
prereading
priːˈriːdɪŋ
proofreading
ˈpruːfˌriːdɪŋ
reading
ˈriːdɪŋ
reeding
ˈriːdɪŋ
sight-reading
ˈsaɪtˌriːdɪŋ
stockbreeding
ˈstɒkˌbriːdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POETRY READING

poetic justice
poetic licence
poetical
poetically
poeticalness
poeticise
poeticism
poeticize
poetics
poeticule
poetise
poetiser
poetize
poetizer
poetless
poetlike
poetry
poets laureate
poetship

WORDS THAT END LIKE POETRY READING

according
beading
degrading
downloading
fading
grading
heading
homesteading
insider trading
invading
lading
loading
misleading
pleading
recommended reading
roading
self-loading
shading
trading
unloading
wading

Synonyms and antonyms of poetry reading in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «poetry reading» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POETRY READING

Find out the translation of poetry reading to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poetry reading from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poetry reading» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诗歌朗诵会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lectura de poesía
570 millions of speakers

English

poetry reading
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कविता पढ़ने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قراءة الشعر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чтение стихов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leitura de poesia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কবিতা পড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lecture de poésie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bacaan puisi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dichterlesung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詩の朗読会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시 읽기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maca puisi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đọc thơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவிதை வாசிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कविता वाचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şiir okuması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lettura di poesie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czytanie poezji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

читання віршів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lectură de poezie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάγνωση ποίησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gedigte lees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

läsa poesi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poesi lesing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poetry reading

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poetry reading

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2 QUOTES WITH «POETRY READING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word poetry reading.
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James Laughlin
I think that is where poetry reading becomes such an individual thing. I mean I have friend who like poets who just don't say anything to me at all, I mean they seem to me rather ordinary and pedestrian.
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Roger McGough
If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you've done a comedy performance but because you're talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POETRY READING»

Discover the use of poetry reading in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poetry reading and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Distant reading: performance, readership, and consumption in ...
The introductory essay establishes a new methodology that transforms close reading into what Middleton calls "distant reading," interpretive reading that acknowledges the distances that texts travel from their point of composition to ...
Peter Middleton, 2005
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Teaching Poetry: Reading and Responding to Poetry in the ...
Written by experienced teachers who have worked with the many secondary pupils who 'don't get' poetry, this friendly guide will help you support pupils as they access, understand, discuss and enjoy classic and contemporary poetry.
Amanda Naylor, Audrey Wood, 2012
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The Poetry Reading at Semple Stadium
THE POETRY READING AT SEMPLE STADIUM The first poetry reading I ever attended was at Semple Stadium in the early days of my love affair with Tipperary . Everyone else thought it was a hurling match but I knew it was a reading when I  ...
Arthur Broomfield, 2011
4
Nineteenth-Century French Poetry: Introductions to Close Reading
Present a fresh approach to studying nineteenth-century French poetry through the method of close reading.
Christopher Prendergast, 1990
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Reading Romantic Poetry
Reading Poetry Published: Reading Sixteenth-Century Poetry Reading Eighteen th-Centary Poetry Reading Romantie Poetry Reading Vietorian Poetry Reading Modernist Poetry Forthcoming: Reading Shakespeare': Poetry Reading ...
Fiona Stafford, 2012
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Reading Postwar British and Irish Poetry
Reading Poetry Published: Reading Sixteenth-Century Poetry Reading Paradise Lost Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry Reading Romantic Poetry Reading Victorian Poetry Reading Modernist Poetry Reading Postwar British and Irish ...
Michael Thurston, Nigel Alderman, 2013
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Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry
Published: Reading Eighteenth-Century Poetry Patricia Meyer Spacks, Boston University Forthcoming: Reading Sixteenth-Century Poetry Reading Romantic Poetry Reading Victorian Poetry Reading Modernist Poetry Patrick Cheney, Penn  ...
Patricia Meyer Spacks, 2009
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Reading Sixteenth-Century Poetry
Jacket design by Design Deluxe Reading Sixteenth-Century Poetry Reading Poetry The books in this series. For information, news and content About Wiley- Blackwell books and journals Please visit www.wiley.com “Patrick Cheney's Reading ...
Patrick Cheney, 2011
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Poetry as Research: Exploring Second Language Poetry Writing
Against this backdrop of lessened automaticity and heightened awareness of surface level textual features, poetry reading poses a rather interesting situation. The basic characteristics of poetry are its foregrounded language and difficulties in ...
David Ian Hanauer, 2010
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Intertextuality and the Reading of Roman Poetry
"With separate chapters on author, persona, text, reader, addressee, and the ancient Roman reader, and with discussion of the terminology as well as the theory of intertextuality, Edmunds offers a critical, exhaustive, and systematic review ...
Lowell Edmunds, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POETRY READING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poetry reading is used in the context of the following news items.
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Poetry Finds a Home in Fernridge, Westmoor Parks
... who is employed by the Bloomfield Libraries, where she directs a popular poetry reading series for Connecticut poets. The image depicted in ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
2
You'll now be able to ride these unicorns at Burning Man
Some other creative people were like, 'Can I do a poetry reading through the unicorns and we were like, 'Wait, yes, absolutely.'” So now there ... «Technical.ly Brooklyn, Jul 15»
3
Police chief's selfie puts Seattle Police Dept. in awkward situation
You're having a poetry reading.” @seaclarridge Just asked you to stop with the Facebook event reminders is all. We get it. You're having a ... «GeekWire, Jul 15»
4
Adirondack towns celebrate Irish roots
Rob Lee, who helped organize the poetry reading and storytelling segment, said a group is working to continue the tradition and celebrate ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
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Poetry and Literature Calendar (July 26-Aug. 1)
Friday, 8 p.m.: “Not Just A Poetry Reading 2015,” a (B)uffalo (A)rt (D)ispensary community arts project involving local poets, artists and ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Black poetry institute at KU brings together experts of less-studied …
At this poetry reading, to say the audience is appreciative would be an understatement. Books of and about black literature and poetry fill a ... «Lawrence Journal World, Jul 15»
7
A diverse love of poetry: USD professor named South Dakota Poet …
... State University in Brookings, said she has known Roripaugh since 2003, when they met at Roripaugh's poetry reading in Lincoln, Nebraska. «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
8
Food for thought
At the summit, there will be a poetry reading and a toast with sparkling cider. A picnic will follow at Arrowhead, Melville's home in Pittsfield. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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The Insiders: Do not go gentle into that good night; go to this poetry
The Insiders: Do not go gentle into that good night; go to this poetry reading at Gibson's instead. The Insiders. By KEITH TESTA and TIM ... «Concord Monitor, Jul 15»
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Poets converge in East Goshen Park
Virginia Badler takes part in the poetry reading with her own original piece in East Goshen Park Thursday night. Candice Monhollan — Daily ... «Daily Local News, Jul 15»

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