{"id":704,"date":"2019-11-18T18:19:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T02:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amplab.ok.ubc.ca\/?p=704"},"modified":"2021-04-13T10:14:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T17:14:44","slug":"poetry-campus-community-tuum-est","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amplab.ok.ubc.ca\/index.php\/2019\/11\/18\/poetry-campus-community-tuum-est\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry, Campus, Community: Tuum Est"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Megan Butchart interviews Daphne Marlatt and Sari Dale with Cole Mash at Milkcrate Records, Kelowna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Megan Butchart (BA, English Hons & History)<\/p>\n

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Earlier this term, I invited celebrated poet Daphne Marlatt to Kelowna and organized a series of events around her visit. With support from Tuum Est Student Initiative Fund<\/a> and SpokenWeb<\/a>, I hosted an Epic Reading<\/strong>; co-hosted a Curated Close Listening<\/strong> with Dr. Karis Shearer; hosted a \u201cPerforming the Archive\u201d poetry reading<\/strong> in collaboration with the Inspired Word Caf\u00e9; and co-interviewed Marlatt for the podcast \u201cSoundBox Signals: A Curated Close Listening.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the Epic Reading, which was held the week prior to Marlatt\u2019s visit, participants read chronologically through nineteen of Marlatt\u2019s published poetry collections from Frames of a story <\/i>(1968) to Reading Sveva<\/i> (2016) over several hours. At the Curated Close Listening, Karis and I played short selections of literary archival recordings held in the SoundBox Collection and facilitated a conversation in which participants offered their reflections. The inaugural \u201cPerforming the Archive\u201d poetry reading, which was organized in partnership with the Inspired Word Caf\u00e9, consisted of an open mic featuring three local poets, readings by UBCO Creative Writing student \u0160ari Dale, and by Daphne Marlatt, plus a final Q&A period hosted by Cole Mash and myself. Marlatt\u2019s opening sequence was a collaboration with her archival voice in which she alternated reading from her 1969 collection leaf leaf\/s<\/i> alongside a recording of herself reading fifty years earlier at age twenty-six. Marlatt also read selections from more recent collections including Intertidal<\/i>, Reading Sveva<\/i>, and new poems intended for a forthcoming collection. On the second day of Marlatt\u2019s visit Karis and I recorded an interview for the forthcoming SpokenWeb at UBCO podcast \u201cSoundBox Signals: A Curated Close Listening,\u2019 in which Marlatt reflected on the \u201cPerforming the Archive\u201d reading of the previous evening.<\/p>\n

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Daphne Marlatt reads from leaf leaf\/s (1968) along with a recording of herself aged 26.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Throughout the initiative I received support and mentorship from Erin Scott and Cole Mash, who offered advice on how to prepare for and conduct Q&A interviews for public events, from Karis, who shared her expertise in curating events and assisted at all stages of the planning process, Craig Carpenter who arranged the audio, and Dr. Mathieu Aubin, who offered support and encouragement throughout.<\/p>\n

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Craig Carpenter, Karis Shearer, and Megan Butchart stand together after “Performing the Archive” at Milkcrate Records.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As one who has read and admired Marlatt\u2019s writing, and catalogued, digitized, and transcribed archival recordings of her work for SpokenWeb, I found it a privilege to meet her in person and be present to hear her read her poetry and discuss her poetics. As my intent in organizing this event was to create an opportunity in which students in the literary community could meet a renowned poet, it was rewarding to see how attentive and engaged my peers were during these events with Marlatt. Moreover, Marlatt\u2019s thoughtful engagement with students and insightful contributions to the various events was similarly inspiring.<\/p>\n

One of the most unexpected but exciting outcomes for me was the diverse range of students who attended and participated in the various events. As the events were conceived primarily with English and Creative Writing students in mind, I had not anticipated the level of interest exhibited by students from disciplines outside of the FCCS. This speaks to a love of poetry, art, and performance that exceeds disciplinary boundaries and serves as a reminder of the importance of making such events and opportunities available. I am thrilled that these events were able to build stronger relationships within the literary community and connect students across disciplines.<\/p>\n

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Megan Butchart<\/strong> is completing her BA in English (Hons) and History at UBC Okanagan. To read the interview she did with the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies’ Shauna Oddleifson leading up to these events, click here: https:\/\/fccs.ok.ubc.ca\/2019\/09\/11\/performing-the-archive-daphne-marlatt\/ <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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