Jerome Rothenberg was an American poet, translator and anthologist, noted for his work in the fields of ethnopoetics and performance poetry. Rothenberg co-founded the method of ethnopoetics with Dennis Tedlock in the late 1960s.
Rothenberg in the early 2000s
Performance poetry is a broad term, encompassing a variety of styles and genres. In brief, it is poetry that is specifically composed for or during a performance before an audience.
H. O. Tanager performs at a bookstore in Boise, Idaho.
Hugo Ball performing at the Cabaret Voltaire
Natias Neutert performing Diogenes Synopsis as at Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 1986
Galway Kinnell performing a poetic piece in Vermont