Week 13: Sound and Conceptual Poetry

Tuesday, April 13

• In class
  • Introduction to sound poetry
    • Paul de Vree’s Manifesto and sound poetry
    • Hugo Ball "Seepferdchen und Flugfische"
    • Christian Bök's sound poetry
    • Happy New Ear
    • John Cage 4'33''
    • Marcos Wasem "Common Medications in Psychiatry"
• Assignment
  • Explore UbuWeb Sound
  • Write a brief analysis of one sound poem. Provide a link to it in your response.

Thursday, April 15

• In class
  • OULIPO
    • Raymond Queneau, Cent Mille Milliards de Poèmes (video) (translation)
    • Georges Perec, La disparition (translation)
    • Christian Bök's Eunoia
    • N+7 Generator
  • Conceptual Writing
    • Introduction to Flarf poetry
    • Kenneth Goldsmith:
      • Day (book, excerpt),
      • "Soliloquy"
      • "Printing Out the Internet"
• Assignment
  • Watch Kenneth Goldsmith's lecture on Uncreative Writing.
  • Write a response to the lecture, referring to the uncreative work you found most interesting.