Public Address | Public Address Radio | 180 Seconds with Craig Ranapia – 28 November

Deborah

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:07:47 +1300

Nicely done, Craig.

Petra

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:26:31 +1300

Well let's not get carried away here: you're still a crazy person. :-p

One of my favourite possessions is a book called Poetry Speaks. I'd lend it to you, but you're out of town. It comes with 3 CD's of great poets reading their own work, from a crackly old…

Craig Ranapia

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:27:54 +1300

Damn, that was beautiful. For someone who hated reading his own work (and poetry readings in general), he did a superb job of not "emoting" all over the very carefully worked music of his work. He's the kind of poet who makes it all look (and sound) so very casual…

Petra

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:08:10 +1300

Hi, Craig

I thought you might enjoy Larkin himself, reading his poem The Explosion: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8435000/8435768.stm

As for "disaster porn", Vonnegut insightfully quipped: "If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us". That sentiment may be too cynical for what has happened…

Public Address Radio

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:24:23 +1300

FINDING WORDS IN THE DARKNESS: As the Pike River tragedy hits home, Craig finds the words of others to be most fitting.