Announcing: new database for exploring all ModPo materials
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Author: Al Filreis
Joan Retallack, “None Too Soon”
Here is Joan Retallack’s poem “None Too Soon.” And here is a recording that was made at a 2013 reading at Zinc Bar in New York and is available at the Retallack PennSound page:...
images of Robert Grenier’s “Sentences”
Here are several links in which one can get an overview of Robert Grenier’s Sentences: — Introduction and image of the box: LINK — Granary Press entry on Sentences, including images of the box...
erica kaufman’s 2-part commentary on Gertrude Stein: poetry & pedagogy
As part of erica kaufman’s 2012 Jacket2 commentary series on poetry and pedagogy, she wrote a two-part comment on Gertrude Stein. “Gertrude Stein, a lesson play” (part 1): LINK “Gertrude Stein, a lesson play”...
Two passages from Sarah Dowling’s “Entering Sappho”
We discuss these two passages from Sarah Dowling’s Entering Sappho: “Clip”: LINK “White Columns”: LINK
5 pages from Craig Dworkin’s “The Pine-Woods Notebook”
In week 10 of ModPoPLUS we discuss 5 pages from Craig Dworkin’s The Pine-Woods Notebook: Excerpt #1, page 13: LINK Excerpt #2, pages 14-15: LINK Excerpt #3, pages 16-17: LINK Excerpt #4, pages 36-37:...
texts of 3 poems from Joan Retallack’s Bosch series
Here are three poems from Retallack’s Bosch series: LINK TO TEXTS —–
C. D. Wright: 4 poems from “One Big Self”
Here are four poems from Wright’s book One Big Self that formed the basis of the conversation recorded in an episode of PoemTalk: “Count Heads”: LINK “Count Your Fingers”: LINK “I want to go...
Joan Retallack SloPo mini-course (Jan 6-20, 2023)
Welcome to the SloPo mini-course on the writings of Joan Retallack. If at any time you have questions about how our mini-course is working, please don’t hesitate to contact Al Filreis at afilreis@writing.upenn.edu. Our...
New Year’s greetings (2023) — video message from Al
Al stopped by the Kelly Writers House on his daily run on New Year’s Eve day, 12/31/22, and made a 5-minute video greeting for all ModPo people.