Recombinant Poetry
These audio poems are from a 1998 HEP workshop entitled Vajra Cabaret. Drawing on the esoteric theme in surrealism, Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland, Dzogchen Buddhism and a rock'n'roll tape mix, participants were asked to write a poem with the restriction of using certain given lines from the readings and music along with their own chosen lines - much in the same way we use other people's DNA to make our own unique bodily creation. The poems are by Rowan McNamara, Jim McNamara, Tina Lopes, Dunstan Morey.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 01-Rowan.mp3 | 4.9 MB |
| 02-Jim.mp3 | 2.96 MB |
| 03-Tina.mp3 | 3.19 MB |
| 04-Dunstan.mp3 | 3.41 MB |
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Audible Poetry
It all brings back memories of intense/good/bad/ugly/insane/wonderful times in the basement of Simpson Avenue, and trying to find the big "S" in little self.
I love being able to hear people's voices reading their own poetry, and even though they have written it beforehand for the event, in hearing it, it feels like it is being created in the moment - in a way it is, because the audience response becomes part of the poem. So each time a poem is read, it becomes a new creation.
Thanks for this.
Sally J.
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