How does the poem differ in its two recensions? What reading does spoken word (orality) privilege? What does the textual writing space (unconventional as it is) play in the transmission of meaning?
In the two different versions of the poem, the same words are spoken. However the textual version speaks more to the intent of the argument. By having different sized words, with bigger words being more important, the intonation of the poem is more apparent than in the live performance version. The performance version has the advantage of using hand gestures, and does convey meaning through this. The writing space makes a big difference in how we perceive the intent.
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