Listening to poetry being read by the poet offers a new interpretation on how the poem is supposed to be perceived and responded to by the linguistic details the reader adds to the poem. Each reader offers their own way of reading each poem. Especially while reading the poem, “Sleepless,” Vona Groarke would slow down at the end of the stanzas with especial attention to an emphasis on the last words of the poem, accenting each one deliberately. By her placing a stress on these words, she made me pay attention more closely to the words of the poem which put a special importance that I did not notice before her reading. She was often not too loud with her readings, but loud enough to captivate the room. Body language is crucial in the interpretation
