This sounds fascinating, Georgia! I work in form a lot so I think of this relationship often.
Went to the National Poetry Library at the Southbank Centre a few weeks ago and they have an exhibition exploring the relationship between poetry and architecture. It was very interesting - from the ancient Sumerian Kesh Temple Hymn to the emergence of concrete poetry in the 1960s.
Thanks Laura! Yes it’s so exciting. I’ll pass on the NPL exhibition details! It’s wonderful that architecture can offer us both emotional and structural ways into a poem. 💕
Also I just thought of Tallulah Howarth's incredible pamphlet "An Alternative Xanadu" which explores a house room by room, with the area determining the number of words in each poem. It's a theme that really lends itself to experimentation!
This sounds fascinating, Georgia! I work in form a lot so I think of this relationship often.
Went to the National Poetry Library at the Southbank Centre a few weeks ago and they have an exhibition exploring the relationship between poetry and architecture. It was very interesting - from the ancient Sumerian Kesh Temple Hymn to the emergence of concrete poetry in the 1960s.
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/poetry-buildings/
Thanks Laura! Yes it’s so exciting. I’ll pass on the NPL exhibition details! It’s wonderful that architecture can offer us both emotional and structural ways into a poem. 💕
Also I just thought of Tallulah Howarth's incredible pamphlet "An Alternative Xanadu" which explores a house room by room, with the area determining the number of words in each poem. It's a theme that really lends itself to experimentation!
https://thebookishtype.co.uk/products/an-alternative-xanadu-by-tallulah-howarth