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Title	Visiting Poets Academy: Michael McClure
Performer(s)	McClure, Michael
Subject 1	Poetry, Modern -- 20th century.
Subject 2	Expermental poetry.
Abstract	A lecture by Michael McClure in which he discusses the creation of a "Personal Universe Deck" which he considers to be "word sculptures." Highlights of the lecture include recitations of Chaucer, Blake, and Lorca.
Content	0:45 Audio begins; McClure will give instructions on how to make a deck of cards to reflect one's personal universe; "A Personal Universe Deck" 2:50 James Joyce's 100,000 word vocabulary discussed 3:28 Rule 1: Some of the words must deal with past, present and future 4:26 Rule 2: Words sound good together in any random combination 5:15 Poe thought "cellar door" was the most beautiful word in English; McClure recites some Chaucer, Blake, and Lorca 7:37 Question about the use of profanity in the deck 9:00 Rule 3: Show your good and bad side 10:45 Question about the repetition of words in the deck; if a word comes up twice, use it twice 12:15 Question about the use of synonyms in the deck; the use of names? neologisms?; McClure asks that suffixes be left off all words 14:20 Rule 4: All words to be concrete (i.e. no suffixes) 16:45 Rule 5: 80 of these words will be divided evenly among sight, sound, taste, touch, smell (16 each) 18:24 85% of of our sensory experience is visual--that's why the words are divided as above 20:14 Rule 6: 10 words of movement (like handspring, surf, skate, etc.) 22:39 Best way when working on these words: be alone, quiet, in the semi-dark; can be done intuitively, programmatically; or, in a combination 26:00 Rule 7: Last 10 words are parts of the body, names of heroes or heroines, places in the universe, invented words, times of night and day, symbolic signs, totemic birds, animals and plants; also save one word for the most important abstraction in your life 32:00 Avoid hyphenated words 34:00 Begins an example list; which categories do words fit into, e.g. "rose"? 39:00 Checking to see if words sound good together 44:00 What to do if the word doesn't fit? Are there other words? Getting into specifics. 51:26 What about a word that applies to past, present, and future? 55:00 Heroes and heroines are discussed 56:00 McClure's love of curries; also his ownership of tartans and his synesthesia with curries; synesthesia in general 1:04:30 First deck he saw had been made by a small girl; McClure made the rules; sees deck as "word sculptures" 1:05:20 Scientists tell us we have 27 senses, not five 1:06:34 Question about distribution of categories 1:07:30 Question about the use of "light"; avoid poetry and philosophy in the deck 1:09:00 A person's name is acceptable 1:09:30 Instructions on what do with the list when it's complete 1:15:30 Students begin making their sample lists
Type of Event	class
Engineer's Notes	Tape casing: good Sound quality: good
Date Recorded	1976-06-16
File Format	mp3
Performance Length	1:22:01
Rights Information	Copyright release given to Naropa University for the purposes of preservation, marketing and educational use. All other rights reserved to individual performers.
Department	Writing
Format Description	Unknown
Tape Order	1 of 2
Publisher	Allen Ginsberg Library and Naropa University Archives
Type	Sound
Language	eng
File Name	76P005.mp3

Visiting Poets Academy: Michael McClure

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