Kelly Writers House Fellows 2008: December 2007

12/23/2007

Chris Ware on French TV

A French TV spot features Chris Ware talking, in part, about Art Spiegelman's influence on him. Spiegelman himself makes an appearance. Thanks to Steve McLaughlin who found this YouTube piece. Below, a New Yorker cover by Chris Ware.

12/13/2007

husbands and knives

Spiegelman made a cameo appearance on The Simpsons. You can view part of the episode, called "Husbands and Knives," here.

12/02/2007

illustrated Burning Babe

The third section of Rothenberg's Triptych is The Burning Babe, which was originally published by Granary Press in 2005 as a special edition illustrated by Susan Bee. The Penn Electronic Poetry Center (PEPC) recently secured permission from Bee and Rothenberg to reproduce this book as a PDF file. Here is the link.

schedule

[] Fri, 1/18 - intro session
[] Mon, 1/21, optional session at Al's house, Maus 1
[] Mon, 1/28 - Maus 1 & 2
[] Mon, 2/4 - In the Shadow of No Towers
[] Mon, 2/11 - Read Yourself Raw, Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*!, Charlie Rose interview, Swaim interview
[] Mon-Tues, 2/18-19 - Spiegelman visits
[] Mon, 2/25 - Disturbances in the Field
[] Mon, 3/3 - The Writing on the Wall
[] Mon, 3/17 - Face to Face; Leaving Brooklyn
[] Mon-Tues, 3/24-25 - Schwartz visits
[] Mon, 3/31 - Pre-Faces
[] Mon, 4/7 - Triptych (including The Burning Babe in the Granary edition [PDF])
[] Mon, 4/14 - New Selected Poems
[] Mon, 4/21 - Paradise of Poets; JR's PennSound page; JR's reading at Will Alexander benefit; PoemTalk discussion on JR
[] Mon-Tues, 4/28-29 - Rothenberg visits
[] Thur, 5/1 - final words/party

papers and other reqiurements

POSITION PAPERS: You will write a response to the readings every week (well, you may skip just one). These are informal "position papers." They are to be between 400 and 500 words in length and must be sent to the Fellows listserv any time before 6 AM on the Monday morning of the week's class. Four of these papers will be evaluated closely--at least one each on Spiegelman, Schwartz, and Rothenberg. Each week, bring a printed copy of your position paper to class. At the end of class you can decide if the paper you hold in your hands is one of the four you will turn in for evaluation.

LISTSERV RESPONSES: Each week you will be responding to one of the position papers sent to the listserv by your fellow Fellows seminarians. Send your response before noon. Your response should be sent to the listserv and should make a rejoinder to one point in one paper. These responses should be one short paragraph in length, about 100 words. Be sure, please, to make it clear which point in which person's position paper is the one to which your response is responding.

PROJECTS: A special project will be randomly assigned to you. These, too, should be sent to the listserv--any time before 6 AM on the date indicated on the projects list above. Length: whatever is appropriate for fulfilling the purpose of the project but no less than 750 words. These need not be fancy or high-toned, but, rather, straightforward and lucid and, if apt, organized into short titled sections to make for easy reading. If you are not assigned a project, see Al or Jamie-Lee ASAP so that we can devise one. Click HERE for the list of projects.

OBLIGATIONS DURING FELLOWS' VISITS: As an absolutely vital part of the Fellows seminar, you will be called upon to volunteer during the two-day visits of the Fellows. Fulfilling this (mostly pleasurable) function is as much a requirement as the others listed here. If Jamie-Lee Josselyn has not asked you to take on a role during the visits, be sure to ask her what you can do to help.

FINAL EXAM: There will be a wildly comprehensive, personalized final exam. It will be sent to you by email, to be written at your convenience ("take home") any time during the exam period.

12/23/2007

Chris Ware on French TV

12/13/2007

husbands and knives

12/02/2007

illustrated Burning Babe

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papers and other reqiurements