Animal Farm Comic

Jackson Hille "Forgetfulness"

Jackson Hille recites Forgetfulness by Billy Collins. The strongest aspects of his performance were his pose, body language, inflection and dramatization of the piece. The way he inflects the different lines of the poem and animate his face and body movements convey the hilarity of the poem and his understanding that this was a more lighthearted piece. He paused at just the right dynamic points to let the jokes and meaning sink in.

Like I said the poem is more lighthearted and funny, less dramatic or significant like some others. The author is making fun of the innocuous things you used to know that have since slipped away from the mind. I think that if the reciter used a different tone and inflection you could take the poem as a serious reflection on forgetfulness instead.