Listen Closely,. Your Humble Narrator, was lucky enough to be asked by the Group to write an original composition for the event. The piece, which appeared on this blog a month or two ago, was written about the strength of my mother and will be performed on stage this evening. This is an honour for Your Narrator, as anytime someone requests me to write for them, I take it as the most high sort of compliment. The East Coast is a far fly from Omaha, so the author will not be able to see his work as it is read.
It is very gratifying, though, to have the attention of such intellectual activists. As he posted on the LU Facebook page:. The writings were read aloud by six male and female readers to a sold-out audience of Selected readers were also adorned with body-text-paint. When one reads a book, they are immersed into the atmosphere of the piece; not in their real-world anymore, not clothed or unclothed, not worrying about looks or happenings; simply naked in all senses.
This project also hopes to encourage comfort with all body-types and forms. Why not? Though the mayor of Omaha once run Gypsy Rose Lee out of town before she had a chance to fan even a single feather, that was more than seventy years ago. To unclothe, to allow your body to be readβscars and allβmay be the most primitive and powerful expression of all. I wish i could!!! Filed under news , poetry , related subjects.
Tagged as activism , art , beat , beat culture , beat literature , beatdom , events , lieterature , naked , nude , omaha , performance , politics , undressed. I would like to see this continue and grow. Please let me know when and where the next event is and ill would be happy to support this art form. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address:. Sign me up!
Last Notes From a Tumbleweed Bastard. Skip to content. About the author. As he posted on the LU Facebook page: With much respect to nude performance artistry such as Marina Abramovi, and performance poet Hedwig Gorski, Lit Undressed is a project combining nude performance with fiction reading with an emphasis on literature beyond the naked.
