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poetreeSome men say an army of horse and some men say an army on foot
and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing
on the black earth. But I say it is
what you love.
For our next community themed week, we are returning to the theme of 'one poem in depth' with fragment 16 of the known works of Sappho. You can read Anne Carson's English translation of 16 here at our sister comm
poetry; original greek available via wikipedia. Ideally we will have one post each day from Monday, Sept. 16th through Saturday, Sept. 21st, that enhances, changes, or challenges how a reader might approach reading the known text, in the original or translation. One might sign up to provide an overview of the poem's historical context and offer references for further reading; to translate the poem anew (literal, as in translating from one language to another, or metaphorical, as in 'translating' from the medium of written text to a different medium such as audio performance or visual art); to write a new poem that remixes or responds to the original; or do something else that fits the week's overall theme.
If you are interested in participating, please leave a comment on this post indicating what day(s) you might be available & what type of content (e.g. literal translation, remix poem, historical context, etc.) you think you'd like to post. Assignment of days will be on a first come, first served basis; this post will be edited as slots fill up to show which days are still available. Participation is not limited to current comm members or even Dreamwidth members - please contact the admins at poetree.at.dreamwidth [at] gmail if you will need someone to post on your behalf. More than one person can collaborate on a particular post if some wish to sign up as a group. Finally, we strongly recommend preparing your content in advance of Monday, Sept. 16th; the admins are available for brainstorming and beta support over the weekend on request.
[Sunday, September 15th:
poetree_admin: posting schedule]Monday, September 16th:
rainjoy: the required context of translator / Greek conceptions of beauty / fragmentsTuesday, September 17th:
luzula: audio recording of translation (musical)Wednesday, September 18th:
poetree_admin: 'free space of imaginal adventure' in honor of missing matterThursday, September 19th:
alexseanchai: remix poemFriday, September 20th:
kaberett: topic to be determinedSaturday, September 21st:
cirque: historical contextLast edited 9/16/13 by jjhunter
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Date: 2013-09-11 08:41 pm (UTC)(no, brain, we are NOT NOT NOT learning any Greek in order to translate it anew, NOR are we asking for help from brother dearest)
(brother dearest, you see, is not queer-friendly)
(though we may borrow his Greek dictionaries)
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Date: 2013-09-11 10:33 pm (UTC)Re: !
Date: 2013-09-12 12:09 am (UTC)ETA: I have a remix written. I'm not happy with it. (Not least because it's a Shakespearean sonnet, not a collection of Sapphic stanzas. Sonnets are easy, dammit. Sapphics are hard.) Can has beta?
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Date: 2013-09-12 02:44 am (UTC)Re: !
Date: 2013-09-12 10:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-11 11:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-12 12:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-19 01:21 am (UTC)More helpfully, I think it's likely to be a guided tour of an overview of things it's inspired or that reference it or that simply have imagery in common - something playing with its themes.
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Date: 2013-09-19 02:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-12 08:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-09-12 09:17 am (UTC)ETA: note there may be some overlap with what's being posted Monday, though I believe
Would you have any interest in supplementing / contrasting that latter with some discussion of the context of the Anne Carson translation? Publisher's overview of Carson's collected Sappho translations here; see also this NYT magazine profile of Carson & her bio at the Poetry Foundation.
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Date: 2013-09-13 10:16 pm (UTC)