This book consists of a critical essay on poetry performance. Robson concludes in his summary, "Yet, we do know that over the last few decades a growing number of ways of writing the symbols of 'natural' language have developed...and that compositions and performances of poetry have begun to relate in unprecedented ways that increase the powers of expression of the poet..on-the-page...and off-the-page...with fewer words." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.