Some different considerations in mindful arrangement of open verse forms on the page. By any means necessary. Cut-up method. Poetry as performance.
Notes:
Compact discs. Selections from the audio archives of Naropa University, Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. "The art of spontaneous & inspired writing--taught by four legendary mentors of the craft"--Container. Allen Ginsberg, Diane Di Prima, William S. Burroughs, Anne Waldman.
Contents:
disc 1. Some different considerations in mindful arrangement of open verse forms on the page / Allen Ginsberg -- disc 2. By any means necessary / Diane Di Prima -- disc. 3. The cut-up method / William S. Burroughs -- disc 4. Poetry as performance / Anne Waldman.
Summary:
William S. Burroughs talks about his breakthrough methods for generating fresh writing: including "the cut-up method," chance operations, and dreamwork. Diane Di Prama discusses how to survive as an artist: preserving your sensibility, creating a supportive artistic community, getting published, self-publishing and more. Allen Ginsberg explores stages of poetic activity: from inspiration, to composition, to revision, to performing your poetry in public. Anne Waldman talks about the elements of the poet's craft: from the raw material of the words themselves to the many aspects of the poem in performance.
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