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Poetry Performed: The Problem of Public Reading History this is the book forPoetry Performed: The Problem of Public Reading by Jan Baetens About the Book Today, public readings have become a vital part of any form of literary life. Orality is the keyword of contemporary writing. Yet do we know what actually happens when a poetic text is read out loud? How are signs on a page transformed into a stage performance? What does it mean to move from a text meant for the eye alone to sounds and images presented in front of a living