Randy Prunty

a fever is a warning

This poem was written over a two-year period using a doubling method. The final product is 2048 lines. The previous drafts were lines of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, and 1024. Each iteration was written by double-spacing the previous version, writing "lines that fit" in the spaces, and adding a line at the end. The poem was performed June 9, 2009 at PushPush Theater in Decatur Georgia. Randy Prunty, Megan Volpert, and Bruce Covey took turns reading the main text. Stephanie Paulk and Mindy Friedman took turns reading any text in parentheses or brackets. The text was projected onto a large screen during the reading so the audience could read along during the performance.

Read the complete text of "a fever is a warning": PDF

1. Introduction (4:12): MP3
2. Randy (with Stephanie) (4:53): MP3
3. Megan (with Stephanie) (5:04): MP3
4. Bruce (with Stephanie) (5:04): MP3
5. Randy (with Mindy) (4:43): MP3
6. Megan (with Mindy) (4:46): MP3
7. Bruce (with Mindy) (5:01): MP3
8. Randy (with Stephanie) (4:48): MP3
9. Megan (with Stephanie) (4:56): MP3
10. Bruce (with Stephanie) (5:56): MP3
11. Randy (with Mindy) (4:27): MP3
12. Megan (with Mindy) (5:16): MP3
13. Bruce (with Mindy) (6:02): MP3
14. Randy (with Stephanie) (4:50): MP3
15. Megan (with Stephanie) (4:09): MP3
16. Bruce (with Stephanie) (5:39): MP3
17. Randy (with Mindy) (3:01): MP3
18. Megan (with Mindy) (2:56): MP3
19. Bruce (with Stephanie) (3:47): MP3
20. Randy (with Mindy) (1:56): MP3
21. Megan (with Stephanie) (1:39): MP3
22. Bruce (with Mindy) (1:51): MP3
23. Randy (with Stephanie) (2:09): MP3

• Complete Reading (1:38:02): MP3

© 2009 Randy Prunty. These sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights to this recorded material belong to the authors. Used with permission of the author. Distributed by PennSound.