ModPo in Saigon: a short tribute reel
After Al Filreis led a collaborative close reading of a Gertrude Stein poem with a class of middle-school students in Saigon, they sent us this reel. Fun! What a wonderful group.
Category: Stein
Joan Retallack reads herself through Gertrude Stein
In October 2000, nine poets gathered at the Kelly Writers House. Each was asked to choose a modernist writer who had been a significant influence. Joan Retallack chose Gertrude Stein. Here, below, is a...
21 videos about Gertrude Stein – intended especially for those who don’t know where to start when reading her poems
GERTRUDE STEIN IN GENERAL 1.1 watch discussion on how we assess and value Stein’s writing:LINK TO VIDEO [OFFSITE COPY] 1.2 watch Rachel Blau DuPlessis describe how Stein resists normative reading: LINK TO VIDEO [OFFSITE...
Hilton Als talks with Al Filreis about Gertrude Stein
During a one-hour conversation/interview Al Filreis conducted with art critic, memoirist and New Yorker staff writer Hilton Als, Al asked Hilton about some comments he made in one of his essays about Gertrude Stein....
Rothenberg on Stein’s “Tender Buttons” in just 1 minute
We have prepared a 1-minute excerpt of a discussion with poet Jerome Rothenberg of Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons. Here it is:
A Gertrude Stein primer—ModPo videos for those who want to understand Stein
Over the years we at ModPo have assembled a number of short videos that will help you introduce yourself to the (supposed) “difficulty” of Gertrude Stein. These are available in the first section of...
ModPo Short: 1-minute video on Gertrude Stein’s “Water Raining”
A 1-minute clip from the October 1, 2014, live webcast on Stein:
On Gertrude Stein & honesty in just 47 seconds
Here are the ModPo TAs discussing Stein and honesty—during our 2019 week 4 live webcast:
recommendations for those new to Gertrude Stein
During our Stein week webcast in 2019, we took a few minutes to offer recommendations to those new to reading Gertrude Stein:
Jerome Rothenberg on Stein’s “A Shawl”
When Jerome last visited the Writers House, we sat down with him to talk about Gertrude Stein’s “A Shawl.” We’ve now added that video to ModPoPLUS week 4 among the Gertrude Stein resources. Here...