Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge’s “Concordance” added to ModPoPLUS week 8
Section 1 of Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge’s “Concordance” is now part of the week 8 syllabus in ModPoPLUS — along with a video in which Al and the TAs discussed the poem. Here is the new...
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Susan Howe’s “The Midnight”: excerpt & video made on location
We went to The Houghton Library at Harvard University to record a discussion of an except from Susan Howe’s The Midnight. Here is the updated entry for Susan Howe’s work in ModPoPLUS, including the new...
Imaad Majeed on Bernstein’s “In a Restless World”
We have added a 14-minute video in which Al talks with Imaad Majeed about Charles Bernstein’s poem “In a Restless World Like This Is,” part of our ModPoMinute series.
Charles Bernstein ModPo materials to date
From ModPoPLUS part 2: PART FOUR: CHARLES BERNSTEIN 4.1 read Charles Bernstein’s “In Particular”: LINK TO TEXT (2ND LINK TO TEXT) 4.2 listen to Bernstein perform “In Particular”: LINK TO AUDIO 4.3 watch discussion...
video: re-reading Bernstein’s “In a Restless World Like This Is” in a time of pandemic
During the May 13, 2020, live interactive webcast, we discussed how we re-read Charles Bernstein’s “In a Restless World Like This Is” in a time of pandemic. This “9/11 poem” turns out to be...
ModPo webcast at the Morgan Library: photos
Thanks to Christine Nelson, Morgan Library curator and ModPo friend, we hosted a live ModPo webcast at the library in New York City on October 30, 2019—for a discussion of our week 8 poems:...
ModPo update for Tuesday of week 8: 1) webcast, 2) forum activity; 3) Bay Area meet-up
The ModPo team is preparing for our quick trip to New York City tomorrow. Our live worldwide webcast will begin at 6 PM (eastern US time) at the Morgan Library. You can join us...
ModPo 2019: week 8 begins!
Today we have begun week 8 of ModPo 2019. Weeks 8, 9, and 10, taken together, constitute our effort to present three approaches to the foundations of contemporary U.S. poetry. That’s why you will...
ModPo update: 1) weeks 7 & 8; 2) PennSound; 3) audio intro to LangPo; 4) O’Hara essay; 5) Kelly Writers House
Today is our final day working together to read and discuss the poems of the New York School—week 7. Week 8 begins tomorrow. Of course if you only had a chance to read a...
On loss and silence in Perelman’s “Chronic Meanings”
Jake Marmer & others talk about loss and silence in Bob Perelman’s poem “Chronic Meanings”: