During our workshop on this day we touched on ranting by reading Federico Garcia Lorca and Juana Ines de la Cruz,"I have a Dream" and wrote out own. The next blog will have my piece, "Ranting, Hell, why should I, or you, for that matter?"
We read on our own an essay by Lorca The Duende: Theory and Divertisement" "Duende" being the spirit that springs out of everything. It is more complex than that.Lorca, a Poet in NY" is a real necessary read. It is a reflection on being in Harlem at the time 0f the Crash for a year. He really hits it on the head as they say.
I wish I could speak more clearly on the interesting lecture we heard by Jennifer Moxley, but it was a bit adult if you know what I mean. The tile was: Head Notes; The Other Oral Tradition. Jennifer is one of many lesbian scholars and poets. Her reading Thursday night was powerul.
Anna Waldman let the first of four weekly "Socratic raps' where she shows video's and plays audio from the large Naropa archive and calls for conversation around the role of poetry in our lives, community and world There was a very moving piece on Charles Olson and good conversation and questions.
The Faculty Reading again was special.
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