EMU student Vanessa Janowski reviews Julie Patton’s recent BathHouse reading: On November 9th, 2010, Julie Patton performed for a one-night show at the Sponberg Theater at 6:30pm. I was unexpected as to what I would be seeing, since I have only read one piece of Patton’s writing. She is a sound poet, vocalist, and musicologist. …
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David Boeving reviews Julie Patton
EMU student David Boeving reviews Julie Patton’s BathHouse reading that took place this past Tuesday: Julie Ezelle Patton’s reading on the ninth of November at the Sponberg Theatre at Eastern Michigan University was wild and eclectic, electric and enticing (to say the least). Her performance, spanning near the entirety of an hour, consisted of a…
Daniel Turvey, Jr. reviews Christian Bök
Another EMU student review! This time Daniel Turvey, Jr. reviews Christian Bök’s recent BathHouse reading: How is it that one describes an event that is so auditory? The stereotypical descriptors of such events seem hardly enough to tell about the experience. I have read the book Eunoia by Bök and as a reader was rather…
Stephanie Walla reviews Christian Bök
EMU student Stephanie Walla reviews Christian Bök: The Bathhouse Reading at Sponberg Theater on October 19th featured Christian Bök who opened with a stunning performance of one of Hugo Ball’s Dada sound poetry. Afterward he began reading sections from, Eunoia, a book he wrote where each chapter has the extreme constraint of using only one…
Gerard Breitenbeck reviews Christian Bök
Grad student Gerard Breitenbeck reviews Christian Bök’s recent BathHouse reading: Appropriately enough, Christine Hume concluded her introduction of Christian Bök with a poem she composed consisting only of the letters which make up the poet’s name. Christian then took the podium and read two Hugo Ball poems which to the uninitiated could be described as…
Reid Raham reviews Christian Bök
EMU student Reid Raham reviews Christian Bök ‘s recent BathHouse reading: For a writer such as Christian Bök, the meat of the poetry is less in the content and more in the delivery and style. As such, while reading his work from a page might give an appreciation for his creativity, a few of the finer…
Elizabeth Mikesch reviews Christian Bök
EMU student Elizabeth Mikesch reviews Christian Bök’s recent BathHouse reading: To open a reading with a speed metal version of “Ursonate” is a bold and impressionable way to wake engage an audience, despite the fact that it is not written in English. Luckily, Christian Bök’s reading given at the Sponberg theater October 19th was a…
Brandon Gorley reviews Christian Bök and CRTW faculty BathHouse readings
EMU student Brandon Gorley offers a pair of reviews, the first on Christian Bök’s recent BathHouse reading: Every writer needs to experiment every once in a while, but I think Christian Bok must be an over-achiever – I don’t think he’s ever stopped experimenting. Having read Eunoia and a few of his other works before the…
Michael Moriarty reviews Christian Bök
The reviews keep coming! Michael Moriarty gives his take on Christian Bök’s recent BathHouse reading: Christian Bok’s performance in the Bathhouse reading series showcased his mastery of the voice as instrument and of sound poetry; however, his performance occasionally fell victim to the gimmicky nature of his poems and choices of constraint. His works from…
BathHouse Reading – Julie Ezelle Patton – Nov 9, 6:30 pm
The final BathHouse reading for Fall semester is coming up. Don’t miss Julie Ezelle Patton, reading at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 9 at Sponberg Theater. Sound poet and vocalist Julie Ezelle Patton is the author of Notes for Some (Nominally) Awake, Using Blue to Get Black, and Alphabet Soup. Her “poet-trees” encompass ephemeral books, site-specific projects, drawings,…