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Dana Pulliam

Soul Nouveau

I # was a blank canvas

Empty, innocent and naive, and begging to experience Life-#

In its fullest, in its rawest, in the truest form of its Art#
I’ve been splattered with hues- Blues of sorrow, covered red with anger and slopped green with envy#

Veneers have faded and chipped with time and toil##
I’ve seen terrible things

I’ve felt even worse

I’ve been tainted, painted, and used

admired, hated, abused

stripped and beaten,##

defeated.
layered with affection#, cheated by intention#, relentlessly question my apprehension to trust

andtolove

to feel, to acknowledge my ##

Pain?
There# I said it.

E n a m e l c a n b e p e n e t r a t e d

I hurt, too

YOU MADE THESE COLORS BLEED
Thispain, Mypain

product of years of False Hope, Disappointment, Betrayel and

Lies##
It’s trapped by repression#

It’s squandered obsessions#

A motley collection of Life’s Learned Lessons, Egotist Ideals and Fear##
Fear this aesthetic facade may fade##
No, no, no, it WON’T

It can’t

I will rise,# I will learn,# I am the Renoir of my soul##

Ya see, I’ve discovered that What you see, is what I want you to see

And I hold the palette and I choose the shades
I will paint my future with the colors of my past

IwillexperienceLife- Help me ##
Help me scrape away all that hinders#

Scrape the greed, scrape the envy and mistrust, scrape the doubt, scrape the fear

Now layer me ##
Layer me with love

Speckle me with respect and admiration

Splatter me with insight, Cover me with hope

Smooth me over with integrity-reSTORE me, enSURE me

Implore that what I am is genuine

For I am the painter of my Soul

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Poetry, what is it? (Dana’s Statement on Poetry and Performance)

Project Due: Wednesday, 12/13 (Leo 110)

Exam/Perf.: Friday, 12/15, 11:15am (Commonplace)

* Synthesis piece - what is oral literature, what are it’s formal characteristics, how would you explain the audience elements, what is the relationship between voice and text in literature today? etc. (Write an 8-10pp. piece that begins with a set of simulated exam questions, and then answers them, drawing widely on course readings.

* Critical Performance Essay, 8-10 pp (discussing a performance, issue, or concept relevant to the class. E.g. “Slam Ritual: Identifying Continuities Between Performance Poetry and Traditional Healing Chants of Maria Sabina”; or “Fronting the Self: Toast Performance and the Fashioning of Ethnic Identity”

* Critical Text Essay 8-10pp. (drawing on course readings) that identifies oral /performance features in a text/voice from the past.

* Creative Work and Commentary: produce a performance score and recording, framing it with an in-depth (min 4 pp) explanation of characteristic oral elements/ performance keys, discussion of scoring and performance choices, and statement of self-reflection.

* Audio Essay - carefully select and edit a thoughtful cluster of spoken word pieces; intercut with your voice, as narrator, explaining, commenting, and analyzing.

http://humphreyspodcast.nfshost.com/PoetryReading.mp3

Your model is Beech. Your aim is to isolate and make evident, palpable some dimension of the performance (audience response, delivery style, framing, etc.) through an analytical description. Aim to replicate the temporal experience on the page (you can be creative).

Use any live or documented performance. There are clips below from Tuesday, and from other sources.

Next week we’ll jointly develop synthesis essays to close out the semester.

http://www.chss.iup.edu/sherwood/uw/audio/01UnWords-20061120-farrin.mp3

Track 02 - Download audio file (02UnWords-20061120-sherwood.mp3)

http://www.chss.iup.edu/sherwood/uw/audio/02UnWords-20061120-sherwood.mp3

Track 03 - Download audio file (03UnWords-20061120-group.mp3)

http://www.chss.iup.edu/sherwood/uw/audio/03UnWords-20061120-group.mp3

I. Struggle and Spectacle
Get up, stand up,
            (I said I would leave!)
Or you’ll be tased again.
            (Oh my God!)
Get up, stand up,
            (I want your badge numbers!)
Don’t fight, just give in!
            (Abuse of authority!)
Stop resisting,
            (Get off of me!)
Get up on your feet.
            (This is so wrong!)
Get up, stand up,
            (I want your information!)
Stop resisting me!
            (I said I would leave!)
II. Withhold Judgment Pending Review
(Since the incident I have been in close contact with the chief of police and have asked that the investigation into the actions of all involve move at the quickest pace possible without sacrificing fairness.

I am committed to our country’s system of judgment regarding the matter from the videos alone.

This incident arose out of a university policy that is designed to ensure student safety, which requires persons to be prepared to identify themselves.

There are conflicting reports of what transpired in this matter.

We must let the fact-finding process take its course.)

Get up, stand up,
            (I said I would leave!)
Or you’ll be tased again.
            (I want your badge numbers!)
Get up, stand up,
            (I want your information!)
Don’t fight, just give in!
            (I’m not fighting you!)
-static…-

Let me know what you think.  I’ll check this again later in the evening for any comments.

Best Regards;

Bill.

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