You are here

Workshop

The Nervous Line and Its Performative Break

In this workshop we will study the dynamics of a line of poetry, and consider ways in which a line might be wildly interpreted: as a phenomenological break in time; as a bounding surface; as a radical measurement of similitude; as an analogue of a fragmented body; a barricade; a cell. We will look at poets and poems that play the line/-break in particular ways (from Gerard Manley Hopkins to Nat Raha) and dedicate our bodies and minds to composing energetic lines that give way to radical forms.

Holly Pester is a poet and educator. Pester has featured in readings, performances and sound installations at Segue, New York, dOCUMENTA 13, the Serpentine Poetry Marathon. Her book, go to reception and ask for Sara in red felt tip (Book Works, 2015) is a collection of poetry and experimental fictions written in response to the Women’s Art Library archives and her album, Common Rest (Test Centre, 2016) is a collection of collaborative lullabies and sound poems. Her work has featured in Poetry London, The White Review, The Believer online and The Poetry Review. She is lecturer in Poetry and Performance at University of Essex.

Dates and times
4:30 pm | Sat 2 Jun 2018
Where
The Poetry School
1 Dock Offices, Surrey Quays Road
Canada Water, London
SE16 2XU
Pricing
£72 | 60+: £68 | concessions: £58