Tuesday 5 May, 7-8.30pm, Room 101, 30 Russell Square, London WC1.
All welcome
American poet Ron Silliman has emerged as a major figure in international post-avant poetry. Since 1974, Silliman has been working on a single poem, entitled Ketjak. Silliman's Ketjak project is composed of four works: The Age of Huts, Tjanting, The Alphabet, and Universe. His work includes ongoing participation in the experiment in collaborative autobiography, the Grand Piano project. His 1986 anthology In the American Tree remains a primary resource for the discussion of Language Poetry, and the Silliman blog is internationally regarded as the must-read source of world-wide developments in poetry.
Ron will also be talking with postgraduates at the Centre in the afternoon.
Ron will be fresh from his first UK readings at the Bury Text Festival which kicks off on 1 May for twelve weeks of readings, performances and exhibitions.
contact: Carol Watts on c.watts@bbk.ac.uk
