Stephen Cain
reads in class 06 February 2006
Project Overview
The goal of the course is to connect the
classroom to poetic practice as much as possible --
including not just to authors, but also to the other roles listed
below. Thinking of the
literati
as a
whole, and of poetry as community practice are two
central
ideas that we will be exploring throughout
the course.
The interview project serves this goal by
connecting students to people actively producing Contemporary Canadian
Poetry or actively involved in the production, distribution, or teaching of
Contemporary Canadian Poetry
Students will review the
biographies (supplemented by in-class discussions), research selected
people, decide upon both a subject and a topic, and contact that person. The
interview will be conducted sometime in February and presented to the class
in March. Students will use the interview as a core component of their major
research paper to be handed in at the end of March.
The current roster of
interview subjects include:
- Published
Poets
- Little Mag and Literary Journal publishers and editors
- Small Press and Micropress editors, publishers, and bookmakers
- Independent booksellers and distributors
- Literary Event organizers: reading series, tv series, small press fairs,
novelty literary events, and more.
