Event Title
Location
Stephen F Austin State University, Baker Pattillo Student Center, Student Center Theatre and Twilight Ballroom
Start Date
12-4-2022 4:00 PM
End Date
4-2022 7:00 PM
Description
The Problem
I recently asked some of my fellow poets what the purpose of poetry is to them. The consensus? Sharing experience and meaning with the reader. But what is the point of sharing these ideas if there is no one with whom to share? Poetry readers are dwindling in numbers for two main reasons: the first being that most people believe poetry to be elitist because they have only read poetry from the periods where this was true; the second reason is that “poetry” is widely available to the common person in the form of music. The form I propose addresses both of these reasons and attempts to resolve them by giving poetry a new voice that is perhaps a singing one.
Tuneless Song: A Poetic Form Proposal
Stephen F Austin State University, Baker Pattillo Student Center, Student Center Theatre and Twilight Ballroom
The Problem
I recently asked some of my fellow poets what the purpose of poetry is to them. The consensus? Sharing experience and meaning with the reader. But what is the point of sharing these ideas if there is no one with whom to share? Poetry readers are dwindling in numbers for two main reasons: the first being that most people believe poetry to be elitist because they have only read poetry from the periods where this was true; the second reason is that “poetry” is widely available to the common person in the form of music. The form I propose addresses both of these reasons and attempts to resolve them by giving poetry a new voice that is perhaps a singing one.
Comments
Faculty Sponsor: Sara Henning (English and Creative Writing)