In the last session I introduced an Anthology of poetry to assist you when preparing for your COURSEWORK. We discussed how MODERNISM attempted to create a new literary form to capture the experience of the new century. I referred to the work of Picasso and how his work changed in an attempt to find a new form of artistic expression to reflect the complexity of the industrial world. We linked this to Eliot's LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRUFROCK.
This is Picasso's work in 1900..
This is Picasso's work in 1907..
Below is a link to a recent interview on Channel Four News with the brilliant poet Benjamin Zephaniah...Click on link below...He is a man with views that are worthy of your attention. READ HIS POETRY. HE IS AN INCREDIBLE TALENT but is not considered canonical. BE AWARE OF HIS EXISTENCE...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zowOkv0Cuhk
Here is his poem..MONEY..1991..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2TiNi9w-XE
BEN OKRI and the power of poetry..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufVvUS2UhcQ
Here is Ben Okri's poem about GREENFELL...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC9Ni-IPnAc&t=68s
TONY HARRISON'S V...this is the film from 1987..Part One..You can navigate from here..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPutBM7zfv8&t=9s
This is the poet that we will study for the second paper of the exam. V is an incredibly controversial poem. READ IT..LISTEN TO IT...THINK ABOUT IT...
EXPLORING V...BBC Radio 4 Documentary...Essential resource..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW49WJ0F2HM&t=1064s
This is the audio recording of the poem from the BBC..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7if44iVP3_I
Here is a link to my TONY HARRISON PODCAST...
https://soundcloud.com/fishymedia/tony-harrisonthis-pen-is-all-i-have-of-magic-wand
HOMEWORK:
READ the CRITICAL ANTHOLOGY
READ GRAY'S ELEGY
READ THE NOTES I GAVE YOU TODAY
READ SHELLEY'S MASK OF ANARCHY and
TONY HARRISON'S V
We will also be discussing THEM and [UZ] so read that beast n'all.
READ MY POETRY ANTHOLOGY....FEED YOUR BRAIN
LOTS OF READING READING READING.
