Paris 2022: What We Talk About When We Talk About The New York School
The inaugural symposium of the Network for New York School Studies (NNYSS) will be held on Wednesday 20 April 2022 at Université Gustave Eiffel (Champs sur Marne).
TIMING AND LOCATION: 9:45 am-5 pm, room 3V072, third floor, Bâtiment Copernic, followed by a poetry reading in the evening, in Bastille. We suggest setting out for the university approximately one hour before the symposium starts. We also recommend purchasing a weekly Navigo pass if you plan on attending all three days of this event.
DIRECTIONS: How to get to Université Gustave Eiffel.
The Alice Notley Poets & Critics Symposium will be held on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 April 2022, also at Université Gustave Eiffel.
What We Talk About When We Talk About The New York School: Symposium
The inaugural symposium of the Network for New York School Studies will feature short talks, close-readings, interdisciplinary discussions, presentations of archival work, joint presentations, work-in-progress, artistic responses, and other conventional or unconventional responses to a variety of New York School poetry, art, and writing. Together, we hope to think about the place of New York School poetry, both in its emergent moment, and since:
You can view and download the programme here. You can view the symposium talks and readings here, or on our YouTube channel.
Poetry Reading
The day will conclude with a poetry reading in the evening, at atelier Michael Woolworth in Bastille, headlined by Lee Ann Brown. Lindsay Turner will also read, and Oliver Brossard will read from his French translations of New York School poetry. Doors will open at 7pm, with the reading starting at 7.30. You can find directions to the venue here: https://www.poetscritics.org/2015/08/09/how-to-get-there-atelier-michael-woolworth/. The venue is conveniently located, close to Gare de Lyon.
This event is organized by Rona Cran (University of Birmingham) and Yasmine Shamma (University of Reading) and hosted by Olivier Brossard (Université Gustave Eiffel.)
If you would like to attend, please email the organizers. There is no fee. Lunches will be provided.
Please see below for travel and accommodation options.
We have funds available, thanks to the AHRC, to help cover the costs of attending for those who are students, precariously-employed, or unwaged. Please email us if you need this support.
TIMING AND LOCATION: 9:45 am-5 pm, room 3V072, third floor, Bâtiment Copernic, followed by a poetry reading in the evening, in Bastille. We suggest setting out for the university approximately one hour before the symposium starts. We also recommend purchasing a weekly Navigo pass if you plan on attending all three days of this event.
DIRECTIONS: How to get to Université Gustave Eiffel.
The Alice Notley Poets & Critics Symposium will be held on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 April 2022, also at Université Gustave Eiffel.
What We Talk About When We Talk About The New York School: Symposium
The inaugural symposium of the Network for New York School Studies will feature short talks, close-readings, interdisciplinary discussions, presentations of archival work, joint presentations, work-in-progress, artistic responses, and other conventional or unconventional responses to a variety of New York School poetry, art, and writing. Together, we hope to think about the place of New York School poetry, both in its emergent moment, and since:
- how did New York School poetry define itself in its moment?
- what has it come to mean?
- who are its artists and poets?
- what “schools” or movements has it influenced?
- how did / does it sit within broader New York / American / global writing and culture (including film, music, and art)?
- what can be said of 3rd and 4th generation New York School writing?
- what do we talk about, now, when we talk about the New York School?
You can view and download the programme here. You can view the symposium talks and readings here, or on our YouTube channel.
Poetry Reading
The day will conclude with a poetry reading in the evening, at atelier Michael Woolworth in Bastille, headlined by Lee Ann Brown. Lindsay Turner will also read, and Oliver Brossard will read from his French translations of New York School poetry. Doors will open at 7pm, with the reading starting at 7.30. You can find directions to the venue here: https://www.poetscritics.org/2015/08/09/how-to-get-there-atelier-michael-woolworth/. The venue is conveniently located, close to Gare de Lyon.
This event is organized by Rona Cran (University of Birmingham) and Yasmine Shamma (University of Reading) and hosted by Olivier Brossard (Université Gustave Eiffel.)
If you would like to attend, please email the organizers. There is no fee. Lunches will be provided.
Please see below for travel and accommodation options.
We have funds available, thanks to the AHRC, to help cover the costs of attending for those who are students, precariously-employed, or unwaged. Please email us if you need this support.