Social vs Indiv. Identity [Part 7 of 9] :: Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics Audio Archive

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Title	Social vs Indiv. Identity [Part 7 of 9]
Performer(s)	Duncan, Robert.
Subject 1	Poetry, Modern -- 20th century.
Subject 2	Experimental poetry.
Abstract	Robert Duncan continues his class at Naropa Institute. In this class, a student gives a presentation about the use of the turban in Sikhism and other students read exercises. Duncan discourses on sound and mantra, the octave, a letter he received from a young witch, beauty as proof of truth, the invalidation of fantasy, the Muses, homosexuality, and other topics.
Content	Side A Discussion of the turban in Sikhism. 6:50 Experiencing invalidation and the growth potential of that experience. 10:56 Sound and Rhythm in mantra. 16:45 Duncan takes roll. 19:17 The octave in Pythagoreanism and Western music. 23:58 Student reads exercise. 35:09 Student reads exercise. 42:58 Duncan's process of writing a sonnet. 50:54 A young witch's letter to Duncan. 1:02:40 Beauty as proof of truth. 1:08:00 Ratio and the octave. 1:16:00 The invalidation of fantasy. 1:27:00 Romance, eros, and agape. 1:36:40 Poet as mother and father. 1:38:15 The Muses and memory in Homer and Hesiod. 1:46:35 Homosexuality in poetry and homosexuals as poets. 1:53:12 Women's mysteries in Ancient Greece.
Type of Event	class
Engineer's Notes	Tape fair, audio poor
Date Recorded	1978-07-16
File Format	mp3
Performance Length	2:00:20
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
Original Format	Audio cassette
Format Description	Unknown 120 min
Tape Order	7 of 9
Publisher	Allen Ginsberg Library and Naropa University Archives
Type	Sound
Language	eng
File Name	78P055.mp3

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