My god, memorizing is hard. I've mostly-learned four pages out of seven -- it's weird, some pages are *much* easier to memorize than others. Dunno why.
I have a suggestion for helping you memorize it: record yourself reading it and play the recording as you recite it out loud, over and over. Not only will it help you with memorization to be able to *hear* yourself, but it will also help you with pacing (I always talk too fast in public). In my experience, listening to myself ingrains it in my mind, much like a song. Good luck!
Love the poem, it’s beautiful.
I have a suggestion for helping you memorize it: record yourself reading it and play the recording as you recite it out loud, over and over. Not only will it help you with memorization to be able to *hear* yourself, but it will also help you with pacing (I always talk too fast in public). In my experience, listening to myself ingrains it in my mind, much like a song. Good luck!