Post by marquis01 on Feb 29, 2012 1:17:24 GMT -5
Queensland Poetry Festival has recently proudly announced that Canadian poet Angela Rawlings (known as a.rawlings) has been selected as the 2012 Arts Queensland Poet in Residence.
As part of her residency, Angela will travel to parts of Queensland outside of Brisbane, to engage with local writers in workshops and readings. Additionally, Angela will be gathering material for the Queensland part of her Sound Poetry and Visual Poetry series, gathering text, sound and images from locations around Queensland.
Angela is especially keen to let local knowledge inform the places she harvests material from, and to gain an understanding of the specific landscapes, sounds and animals that hold special meaning to Queensland residents. To that end, she has developed a survey that we hope will assist us in choosing the places Angela will visit in her time here.
I would greatly appreciate if you could circulate this survey amongst your local community, and to those who you think might be interested. We hope to gather responses from as many disparate parts of the state as possible. This is a fantastic opportunity to allow local knowledge to shape the work of a wonderful international poet!
Letter from Angela Rawlings (known as a.rawlings) below. If you sign as a Tropical Writer QWC may see their way clear to offer another free workshop for us, like the one with Jacob Polley last year. So, if you would like to see Angela visit Cairns, please respond as requested. Those who attended the Jacob Polley workshop last year are still talking about it and utilising the skills from his workshop!
Hello!
I’m thrilled to visit Brisbane this winter as the Queensland poet in residence. During my tenure, I’ll work in part to create a new project with the working title “Sound Poetry and Visual Poetry.” This project is multidisciplinary and intended to work in a site-specific capacity— harvesting text, sound, and image from locations within Queensland.
In preparation for the project, I’m undertaking preliminary research into potential locations, sights, species, and sounds that may hold relevance. I’m interested in learning from locals what, in the Queensland environment, holds personal relevance for you. This is less a request as a foreigner to know what sites to visit, and more a request to know what resonates with you as ‘Queensland,’ ‘home,’ ‘real,’ ‘escape,’ and/or quintessential within the region. If you have time, I’d love to receive an e-mail from you with recommendations relating to any of the following.
· Landscapes or landmarks. What, if any, are particular landscapes or landmarks within Queensland that speak to you? Why (optional)?
· Soundscapes or soundmarks. What, if any, are sounds for which you hold a particular affinity? Why (optional)?
· Species. What, if any, plant or animal species hold significance for you? Why (optional)?
· Cartography. Occasionally, I meet people with strong affinities for maps appeal to their aesthetics and associations with a particular place. Is there any specific map that has personal resonance for you? This could range from geographic (topography, aerial, geology, etc.) to historical, linguistic. Could be mass-produced or hand-drawn. Anything goes.
· Is there anything else you’d like to recommend to me?
Thank you so much for considering my request. I look forward to visiting Brisbane in the coming months. Hopefully we will have an opportunity to meet through one of the literary events.
With warmth,
angela
Please send responses to angela at anarcheologia@gmail.com.
As part of her residency, Angela will travel to parts of Queensland outside of Brisbane, to engage with local writers in workshops and readings. Additionally, Angela will be gathering material for the Queensland part of her Sound Poetry and Visual Poetry series, gathering text, sound and images from locations around Queensland.
Angela is especially keen to let local knowledge inform the places she harvests material from, and to gain an understanding of the specific landscapes, sounds and animals that hold special meaning to Queensland residents. To that end, she has developed a survey that we hope will assist us in choosing the places Angela will visit in her time here.
I would greatly appreciate if you could circulate this survey amongst your local community, and to those who you think might be interested. We hope to gather responses from as many disparate parts of the state as possible. This is a fantastic opportunity to allow local knowledge to shape the work of a wonderful international poet!
Letter from Angela Rawlings (known as a.rawlings) below. If you sign as a Tropical Writer QWC may see their way clear to offer another free workshop for us, like the one with Jacob Polley last year. So, if you would like to see Angela visit Cairns, please respond as requested. Those who attended the Jacob Polley workshop last year are still talking about it and utilising the skills from his workshop!
Hello!
I’m thrilled to visit Brisbane this winter as the Queensland poet in residence. During my tenure, I’ll work in part to create a new project with the working title “Sound Poetry and Visual Poetry.” This project is multidisciplinary and intended to work in a site-specific capacity— harvesting text, sound, and image from locations within Queensland.
In preparation for the project, I’m undertaking preliminary research into potential locations, sights, species, and sounds that may hold relevance. I’m interested in learning from locals what, in the Queensland environment, holds personal relevance for you. This is less a request as a foreigner to know what sites to visit, and more a request to know what resonates with you as ‘Queensland,’ ‘home,’ ‘real,’ ‘escape,’ and/or quintessential within the region. If you have time, I’d love to receive an e-mail from you with recommendations relating to any of the following.
· Landscapes or landmarks. What, if any, are particular landscapes or landmarks within Queensland that speak to you? Why (optional)?
· Soundscapes or soundmarks. What, if any, are sounds for which you hold a particular affinity? Why (optional)?
· Species. What, if any, plant or animal species hold significance for you? Why (optional)?
· Cartography. Occasionally, I meet people with strong affinities for maps appeal to their aesthetics and associations with a particular place. Is there any specific map that has personal resonance for you? This could range from geographic (topography, aerial, geology, etc.) to historical, linguistic. Could be mass-produced or hand-drawn. Anything goes.
· Is there anything else you’d like to recommend to me?
Thank you so much for considering my request. I look forward to visiting Brisbane in the coming months. Hopefully we will have an opportunity to meet through one of the literary events.
With warmth,
angela
Please send responses to angela at anarcheologia@gmail.com.