. "The readings gained a national profile as he persuaded poets such as Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gregory Corso, and Robert Bly to participate.The performances, Mr. Powers insisted, were part of the poetry.???You translate yourself when you speak a poem,?????? Mr. Powers told the Globe in 1992 ???I think the most important thing for a writer to recognize is that this on the page is one t" . . . . . .