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On The Origin And Future Of Poetry: Notes Towards An Investigation, Carlos Aguasaco
On The Origin And Future Of Poetry: Notes Towards An Investigation, Carlos Aguasaco
Publications and Research
An exploration on the historical and material conditions that allowed the emergence of metaphors and poetry alongside language. This article analyzes the historical relation between poetry and technology across history. It discusses the so-called ontological crisis of poetry and opens the conversation on its future.
Artemisia In The Metro, Emily A. Francisco
Artemisia In The Metro, Emily A. Francisco
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The “art poem” is an intriguing form of poetry. In writing about something that is inherently visual, a poet must remold a work of art into new material, drawing upon the work’s elements of form such as color, line, use of light, contrast, and composition to make his or her own reflective statement, beyond simply describing the artwork’s own content. In my poetry I aim to take this model of the “art poem,” and, through extended experimentation with this idea of ekphrasis (writing about art in a poetic context), intend to suggest a more intimate connection between art and language. …