Dwelling in Poetry (starting at $99)
In his book "The Poetics of Space" Bachelard says that "Sometimes we find ourselves in the presence of a form that guides and encloses our earliest dreams." (p. 239) That form becomes a space where the poet's imagination dwells. In this workshop we will explore the sense of "dwelling" in relation to "place" through Heidegger, the "poetics of space" through Bachelard and then we'll reflect on concrete poetry. We will think about the poem's actual space on the page, the shape it occupies in order to express it visually: poems as trees, poems as vases, poems as tears. Two-part workshop, two hours per session: first part will be lecture, discussion, and generative exercises; second part will be feedback/workshop on poems that participants bring to class. By the end of the workshop, participants will have a few concrete poems and an appreciation of the intersection between philosophy, psychology, and poetry.
Dr. Carmen Bugan, George Orwell Prize Fellow, published her sixth collection of poems, Tristia, earlier this year. She is an award-winning author of 10 books that include memoir, essays, and criticism. Her work has been translated into several languages, gathered international praise, and has been widely anthologized. Carmen's memoir, Burying the Typewriter, was BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, and she has been featured on NPR, ABC, PRI and the BBC.
