Of Words and Verse
For centuries, even millennia - ever since human beings started using language, in fact - words have used to inspire, motivate, amuse and entertain. The one thing common to every language around the world, regardless of structure or grammar, was that the rhythms and cadences of the spoken word had a power to excite the listeners imagination, emotion, and subconscious. Stories a
nd verse were composed to have this oral/aural effect - they were created for the human voice, and human ears. Until the early 20th Century, since few people could read, storytellers such as Charles Dickens roamed the land, reciting entire novels to rapt audiences. However, since the advent of mass printing technology, these voices have been silenced, the rhythms and cadences of poetry and prose have ebbed, and words have been consigned to the page. Dead poets Society is a community and performing arts initiative that has set out to revive the art of the spoken word through regular public readings and performances of the great, funny, moving, powerful, and sometimes terribly scandalous works of literature.
