Eratosphere Forums - Metrical Poetry, Free Verse, Fiction, Art, Critique, Discussions Able Muse - a review of poetry, prose and art

Forum Left Top

Notices

Reply
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Unread 10-26-2015, 05:17 PM
Tony Barnstone's Avatar
Tony Barnstone Tony Barnstone is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 749
Default My Seminar at the West Chester Poetry Conference

Hi All,

At this summer's conference, I'll be doing a seminar that features the work of several Spherians (Maryann Corbett, Catherine Chandler, R.S. Gwynn, and Kim Addonizio) and many others. See below. Hope to see you there! Best, Tony

The Documentary Method: History Poems, Found Poems, Centos, Ekphrastic Poems, and the Dramatic Monologue.


In this seminar we will explore the use of the documentary method of creating poems, a technique that Marjorie Perloff has called (tongue in cheek) “uncreative writing.” We will read a wide variety of 20th and 21st century poets who use translation, transformation and adaptation techniques in poetry writing, working with found texts, manipulating other texts through experimental methods, and/or constructing poems based on historical research (working from oral histories, diaries, letters, interviews, trial transcripts, and so on). Also, we will explore the practice of the dramatic monologue by classic and contemporary poets, with hopes of putting these two techniques together. Readings include: blackout poetry (Austin Kleon); centos (Maryann Corbett, Catherine Chandler, Debra San and R.S. Gwynn); ekphrastic poetry (Kim Addonizio, Sharon Olds, William Carlos Williams, W.H. Auden); headline poetry (Julius Lester, Howard Nemerov); dramatic monologue (Robert Hayden, Ai, Tom Waits); found poetry (William Carlos Williams, Kenneth Goldsmith, Hart Seely, H.L. Hix, Charles Reznikoff, Kwame Dawes, Patricia Smith, Geoffrey Brock, Amin Esmailpour); and essays on the documentary method (Marjorie Perloff, Kenneth Goldsmith, Bill Nichols, Pepita Ferrari, and Martin Earl). Though this is a critical seminar, students will be provided with a slate of writing prompts based on the readings.

The 2016 West Chester University Poetry Conference will take place from Wednesday, June 8 through Saturday, June 11, 2016. The Conference schedule and activities is under development and will be posted as soon as it is available.

Contact: Office of Dean
College of Arts & Sciences
West Chester University
Anderson Hall
West Chester, PA 19383
610.436.3521
wcupoetrycenter@wcupa.edu
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
tony barnstone, west chester

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump



Forum Right Top
Forum Left Bottom Forum Right Bottom
 
Right Left
Member Login
Forgot password?
Forum LeftForum Right


Forum Statistics:
Forum Members: 8,399
Total Threads: 21,839
Total Posts: 270,794
There are 1609 users
currently browsing forums.
Forum LeftForum Right


Forum Sponsor:
Donate & Support Able Muse / Eratosphere
Forum LeftForum Right
Right Right
Right Bottom Left Right Bottom Right

Hosted by ApplauZ Online