The Relevance of Poetry

Mar 24, 1975
Field:

Talk

Location:

Grand Luxe Hall, Western Front

Description:

The Relevance of Poetry was a panel discussion organized by Stan Persky with Robin Blaser, George Bowering, and George Stanley. The talk took place on a set in the Grand Luxe Hall that was built to resemble a living room. Over the course of the three-and-a-half-hour event, the writers took turns responding to, defining, and problematizing contemporary poetics and critical theory while answering to their own work.

Video documentation is available upon request.

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