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…
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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,…
David Boeving reviews Christian Bök
Another review of Christian Bök’s recent BathHouse reading, this time by EMU student David Boeving: Christian Bök opened his performative reading at the Eastern Michigan University’s Sponberg Theatre on the 19th of October by warming his vocal chords on stage via two covers of Dada poems that would leave most normal human beings stumbling over…
Vanessa Janowski reviews Christian Bök
EMU Creative Writing student Vanessa Janowski reviews the recent BathHouse reading featuring Christian Bök: Christian Bök came to Eastern Michigan University on October 19th 2010 at 6:30 pm in the Sponberg Theater. The presentation was an hour long and was very interesting to listen to. Bök did some readings from his book titled Eunoia. Eunoia…
Thom Boersma reviews Christian Bök
EMU Creative Writing student Thom Boersma reviews the recent BathHouse reading featuring Christian Bök: A man enters an auditorium dressed as if the aim is to assassinate the medium of English language. His suit belies the mark of an international spy: dapper with a sense of flair. He takes his stance at the podium. The…
Shaun Williams reviews Christian Bök
EMU Creative Writing student Shaun Williams reviews the recent BathHouse reading featuring Christian Bök: The Bathouse reading at Sponberg Theatre Tuesday night was exciting for all, especially me, as an audience member. Christian Bok’s reading was engaging and composed of a wonderful blend of charismatic energy and expert precision, which is what he is so…