international experimental poetry conference: Poetics, Critique and Reception October 25th and 26th, 2012 MACBA, Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona Introduction The research group Poció, Poesia i educació1, within the frame of the government sponsored project “Catalan Experimental Poetry between 1959 and 2004”, is organizing the International Experimental Poetry Conference: Poetics, Critique and Reception, to be held at the MACBA (Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona) on October 25th and 26th, 2012. Theoretical debate about literature has not given much attention to these poetics, nor has been interested in analysing the most radical and innovative practices. However, current publishing, museographic and programming trends in Europe and the United States show that the interest in experimental poetry is growing, and the development of specific and efficient analytical tools is essential for understanding and explaining the contemporary world. Therefore, we are setting out this international meeting of experts on the topic with two aims: to contribute towards the connection of the complex links developed by experimental poetry since the 60s, and to foster discussion on new critical discourses and analytical tools for this boundary art. The objectives that we propose are: 1. Helping to build models of analysis appropriate to the diversity of formats used in experimental poetry. 2. Drawing a map of the different poetics linked to experimental poetry. 3. Studying the reception of this type of poetic expressions by the public and critics.

Program October 25th (Thursday) 9:00 h Registration and materials pick up. 9:15 h Introduction of the Conference by the organizers: Casa de Velázquez (Dr. Jean-Pierre Étienvre, Director) MACBA (Dr. Bartomeu Marí, Director) Universitat de Barcelona (Dr. Lourdes Cirlot, Vice-director of Art, Cultura i Patrimoni) Research group POCIÓ Poesia i Educació (Dr. Glòria Bordons, Head Researcher) 9:45 h Opening lecture: Dr. Jean-Marie Gleize, Emeritus Professor of the literary section of the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (France), Director of its Centre d’Études Poétiques (1999-2009), Director of the magazine Nioques, poet and expert on hybrid artistic and literary expressions. 10:30 h Discussion 10:45 h Coffee break 11:00 h First papers roundtable: experimental poetry production Moderator: Lis Costa, professor, Universitat de Barcelona.

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This group (2009SGR 0086) focuses its work on the popularization of contemporary poetry (www.viulapoesia.com) and the research regarding experimental Catalan poetry and the use of poetry in classes (www.pocio.cat).

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12:15 h Key speaker: Dr. Carlota Caulfield, professor and Director, Spanish and SpanishAmerican Studies, Mills College, Oakland (California), poet and expert on experimental literature. 13:00 h Discussion 13:30 h Lunch break 16:00 h Key speaker: Dr. Rui Torres, professor, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto (Portugal), head researcher of the project PO.EX'70-80 - Arquivo Digital da Literatura Experimental Portuguesa (Proiecto FCT Ref.PTDC/CLE-LLI/098270/2008), which focuses on experimental Portuguese poetry of the 70s and 80s. 16:45 h Discussion 17:00 h Roundtable «Experimental Poetry Poetics». Ajo (Madrid), poet, singer and organizer of events related to experimental music and poetry. Bartomeu Ferrando (Valencia), professor of poetic performance, Universitat de València, and poet. Franck Leibovici (Paris), multidisciplinary poet and theorist. Enzo Minarelli (Cento), psycholinguist, poet and theorist. Moderator: Dr. Juan Carlos Fernández Serrato, professor, Universidad de Sevilla, and author of a thesis about visual poetry. 18:00 h Discussion 18:30 h Coffee break 19:00 h Poetic performances: Ajo, Bartomeu Ferrando, Franck Leibovici and Enzo Minarelli.

October 26th (Friday) 9:30 h Key speaker: Dr. Jean-Pierre Bobillot, professor of contemporary language and literature, Université Stendhal Grenoble-III (France), sound poet, literary critic, a referent on sound poetry and poetic performance. 10:15 h Discussion 10:30 h Coffee break 11:00 h Second papers roundtable: experimental poetry reception. Moderator: Dr. Marc Audí, professor, Université Sorbonne Paris IV. 12:15 h Key speaker: Dr. Klaus Peter Dencker, Professor Emeritus, Universität Trier (Germany), visual poet, theorist and historian of international optic poetry, pioneer in this field since the 60s. 13:00 h Discussion 13:30 h Lunch break 16:00 h Key speaker: Dr. Susana Romano, professor of aesthetics and literary criticism, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina), head researcher of the international project «Aesthetics, ethics and forms of rupture and repair of poetic genre during the last quarter of the 20th century in Argentina, and the contexts of Hispanic American, North American and European metropolis». 16:45 h Discussion 17:00 h Roundtable «Experimental Poetry Reception». Vicenç Altaió (Barcelona), poet, essayist, ideas’ trafficker and Director of Arts Santa Mònica. Friedrich W. Block (Kassel), theorist, organizer of events related to experimental poetry, and poet. Eduard Escoffet (Barcelona), poet, publisher, theorist, organizer of events related to experimental poetry. Carles Hac Mor (Barcelona), poet and literary critic. Laure Limongi (Paris), poet and publisher. Moderator: Dr. Jordi Marrugat, literary critic and author of essays on Joan Brossa and Carles Hac Mor. 18:00 h Discussion 18:15 h Conclusions and closure of the Conference. 18:45 h Coffee break 19:00 h Poetic performances: Vicenç Altaió, Friedrich W. Block, Eduard Escoffet, Carles Hac Mor and Laure Limongi. 2

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Location and dates The International Experimental Poetry Conference: Poetics, Critique and Reception will be held at the Auditorium and at the Centre de Documentació of the Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona (MACBA) on October 25th and 26th, 2012. Plaça dels Àngels, 1 - 08001 Barcelona.

Call for papers The Conference themes will be:

1. Experimental poetry models of analysis: before such a variety of formats and works; how to achieve a model of analysis? What can literary theories offer, for instance, Reception Theory and Cognitive Poetics? Which instruments can be offered by art theory, the semiotic study of theater, or the analysis of audiovisual communication, for understanding some types of experimental poetry? And, on the other hand; are there well defined sub-genres? If so, who cares about studying, spreading, and reviewing them? 2. Reception: who are the users? Are users different depending on how/where these works manifest (exhibits, conventional books, theaters, auditoriums, collector’s books, etc.)? How are their reactions? Is there any specialized critique for this kind of poetry? Is this kind of poetry taught at educational institutions? 3. The author’s perspective: often times there are authors of this kind of poetry who explain their intentions on interviews, catalogs, articles, etc. But, could a unified poetic be described? Is there any connection between the purpose explained by a poet, and the reception by the public and critics? Are these works really “open”? Requirements for submission of proposals: 1. Provisional title. Explicit mention of the theme (one of the three mentioned above). 2. 5 key words. 3. Summary (450 word limit). 4. Curriculum vitae (200 word limit). 5. Proposals can be submitted in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese and Italian. All presenters must register for the Conference. Each presenter will have 10 minutes for presenting her paper (more information about presentation and discussions procedures to be given). The registration fee for presenters does not include travel nor lodging costs of any kind.

Calendar Admission of proposals: Until March 2nd, 2012 Notification of acceptance: April 14th, 2012 Submission of final summary and conclusions (900 word limit): October 12th, 2012 Submission of papers (guidelines to be given): December 6th, 2012 Online submission (Word format): [email protected] The scientific committee will evaluate proposals between March 3rd and April 13th, 2012. Acceptance will be communicated by email. Information about the Conference at: jornadespoesiaexperimental.mydocumenta.com

Registration Online registration using the form available at the Conference site. • Registration: 70 € (Students: 40 €) • Registration before July 18th, 2012: 50 € (Students: 30 €)

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Dades de contacte [email protected]

Organizing Committee Marc Audí (Université Paris-Sorbonne) Glòria Bordons (Universitat de Barcelona) Lis Costa (Universitat de Barcelona) Anna Díaz-Plaja (Universitat de Barcelona) Joan Manuel (Universitat de Barcelona) Stéphane Michonneau (Casa de Velázquez)

Scientific Committee Vicenç Altaió (Arts Santa Mònica) Denise Boyer (Université Paris-Sorbonne) John London (University of London) Josep Solervicens (Universitat de Barcelona)

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