Description: Waldman will present a range of her own poetry in performance. She draws on ideas of “modal structure” and Sprechstimme (speak-singing) in performance.

11/5 Friday Athica
Socratic Rap:  & Q&A
A presentation on collaborations with visual artists.
AW has worked with visual artists for a number of years, and produced collaborations with George Schneeman,Joe Brainard, Red Grooms, Elizabeth Murray, Susan Rothenberg,  Kiki Smith, Donna Dennis,
Richard Tuttle, and Pat Steir. She will read from the work, and talk about the process. Her most recent collaboration is with painter at Steir entitled “CRY  STALL GAZE” which is being produced by the Brodsky Center at Rutgers University. Her SOLDATESQUE  (“Soldiering”) with friezes by Noah Saterstrom will be on view at the Poetry Ceter in Tucson, Arizona this fall. SOLDATESQUE is being published by BLAZEVox  (2011)in conjunction with this show. The celebrated GRANARY BOOKS has produced the editions with Schneeman, Rothenberg and Dennis.

11/7 Monday Lecture 4pm, The Art Museum

Lecture Title:  Outrider: The Role of the Poet as Activist

Description: A talk or “feminafesto” about the role of the poet, drawing on Waldman’s investigative studies, her performative poetry and creative work in “public space”. And her poetics of empathy in the Manatee/Humanity project and her anti-war Iovis epic. She proposes notions of “gift exchange” for artistic cultures and the practice of “sousvelliance”.

With Q & A.