tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post5721230230407896919..comments2024-02-08T05:04:18.484-08:00Comments on J'S THEATER: Photos: Readings, Events Since AprilJohn Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08073378940347627766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post-1495775943912883292010-05-31T18:30:36.145-07:002010-05-31T18:30:36.145-07:00Keguro, it *can* sound like many different things,...Keguro, it *can* sound like many different things, or could be read in different ways, across and/or down, as Philip herself suggested (and one rule she set was that there must be space [light] above each word in the early sections, a metaphysical/historical/social construct, which creates the particular open-form appearance of the work; she read the opening sections as if she were reading a musical score, leaving pauses between the words, which created a dual feeling both of stasis (of being on the sea, for example, or in water), and of movement when she moved from word to word. At the end of each poem she would read the names of the resurrected enslaved people, which was striking. The overall effect was unlike most of the poetry readings you'd hear, or most of the readings of poetry you'd hear, and it was wonderful to hear both her and, earlier this quarter, Frank Bidart (whom I've heard before, many years before), present their texts as forms of performance but of the usual sort. I highly recommend inviting Philip to campus if you can; she was wonderful to talk with, she graciously participated in a conversation/workshop, with the lit faculty in poetry and poetics, and she offered many insights. But the highpoint for me was her reading of the work--it was striking, in the best way.John Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073378940347627766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11122973.post-16394092541591575742010-05-31T18:06:38.981-07:002010-05-31T18:06:38.981-07:00A belated question: what does Zong! sound like? Is...A belated question: what does Zong! sound like? Is it meant to be read horizontally, left to right, or vertically, or a mix? I would have loved to hear M. Nourbese Philip read it. It is such a great text, and she is one of my favorites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com