("any kind of vein of humour" is putting it too strongly, but maybe you see
what I meant)
2009/11/7 kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]>
> haha. not sure what B. Keaton has to do with what I was talking about, but
> certainly a gem.
>
> what I enjoyed about that first video was precisely its 'emptiness', or
> more like its minimalism. I just loved the everyday sounds, moments, items
> and general attitude towards the playful aspect of physics -- it's an
> example of comedy (or, as I'd like to stretch it, poetics) being found in
> trivial things that we usually miss or disregard.
>
> even though in my opinion William Carlos Williams did not focus explicitly
> on finding or showcasing any kind of vein of humour in his poetry, it occurs
> to me that his poetry does something slightly similar to what the
> artist/maker of that video ("everything is everything") accomplishes. to me
> anyway.
>
> KS
>
> 2009/11/7 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Kasper was it a tad bit empty???
>> Have good weekend P
>> I preferred this management management !!!!decision taking
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b24wqhy0Zo
>>
>> at 1hr 32min in
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
>> Behalf Of kasper salonen
>> Sent: 07 November 2009 17:12
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>> Subject: sensory poetics
>>
>> I'm in a course at the moment called Total Poetics at Helsinki
>> University's
>> comparative literature/english department, where our teacher Alan Prohm
>> PhD
>> will direct our discussions about 'poetics/Poetics/a poetics/poeticness'
>> &c.
>> in all forms of art & experience. we've only had one lesson so far but it
>> should be a very interesting course. for one, he's a poet himself and has
>> a
>> very agile manner of teaching & presenting ideas to us (I've not read his
>> poetry yet).
>>
>> and coincidentally I just saw this video on youtube, which I think
>> demonstrates what I might call 'sensory poetics'. it made me smile. :)
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym0LaSAn5n8
>>
>> KS
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