ex tempore

extempore (adv.)

1550s, from Latin phrase ex tempore "offhand, in accordance with (the needs of) the moment," literally "out of time," from ex "out of" (see ex-) + tempore, ablative of tempus (genitive temporis) "time" (see temporal (adj.1)). Of speaking, strictly "without preparation, without time to prepare," but now often with a sense merely of "without notes or a teleprompter." As an adjective and noun from 1630s.

I am doing something different; namely, below is a recording of three poems that I very much like.

I know trying to listen on Substack isn’t easy or the best experience, but it felt like I needed to mix things up and dial back today on the finger-wagging, existential mutterings.

If you get a chance to listen to my reading, do let me know what you think. All mistakes are mine and mine alone and if you hear the dogs in the background, well, sorry, … is all I can say.

Blessings,

Julian