Why write? Is writing making?

What is telling? What is showing?

What are clichés in writing, and how do I subvert them?

Are artists' writings taken seriously?

How do I know when to stop writing?

How do I start writing?


Making the Written Word will investigate and encourage the use of writing as a relevant outlet of expression at all stages of artists’ and designers’ studio practice. Each of the four sessions will aim to answer specific questions through readings, writing exercises, and discussion. This blog is a forum for the discussion generated and a place to leave references for each other.




Monday, February 28, 2011

Poetry with a square: Eclat, by Caroline Bergvall


I got this reading in my contemporary poetry class, and I realized that it all somehow ends up dealing a square. We had discussed writing about squares in relation to one of Bernadette Mayer's writing exercises. In this case, the poetry takes place inside and outside of the square, sometimes breaking the boundaries or interrupting them. Each image changes the mood of the page.

It seems to be about inside vs. outside and fear of transitional spaces?

Eclat, by Caroline Bergvall

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