Stitches in Time — Exploring Perceptions of Time through Poetry: Sign-up Post

[poetree_admin]

alee_grrl
This month's community themed week is going to be centered around perceptions of time. A few weeks ago the majority of US states (all except Arizona and Hawaii) shifted forward an hour for Daylight Savings Time. This bi-annual shifting frequently provokes reflection. There are standardized concepts of time, which can be varied by culture and time even in our digitally interconnected age. Then there are personal perceptions of time, both through our internal clocks and rhythms to how we experience individual moments in time. Poetry has long been used to explore these themes and the social and cultural themes that are so heavily entwined with these perceptions. Please comment below if you would like to host a day during this week, and note which day would work best for you.


Resources:

• BackStory with the American History Guys podcast On the Clock: A (Brief) History of Time


• The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston article and exhibit (video available): William Kentridge: The Refusal of Time


• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: The Experience and Perception of Time

Some poetry archives do categories by theme, and people might enjoy exploring the "time" selections of these different archives:

• All Poetry.Com: Poems About Time


• Famous Poems and Poets.Com: Poems About Time

Feel free to share additional resources in the comments.


Monday, Mar. 31: poetree_admin: introduction & index

Tuesday, Apr. 1: [Open slot]

Wednesday, Apr. 2: alee_grrl: TBA

Thursday, Apr. 3: jjhunter: poem: around the day (circadian)

Friday, Apr. 4: kaberett: Time Heals All Wounds

Saturday, Apr. 5: ysabetwordsmith, Tripping into the Future

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last edited 4/1/14 by jjhunter

Comments

[lnhammer]

Hmm -- this could be interesting. Lemme see what I can come up with.

---L.

[poetree_admin]

alee_grrl
Not a problem. Let me know if I can help in anyway. Is there a preferred date you would like for me to tentatively set aside for you?

[lnhammer]

Not yet -- any day is as good as any other, for me, and I need to ponder a little more.

---L.

[alee_grrl]

Very understandable. There is much to ponder here.

[poetree_admin]

jjhunter

How goeth the pondering? If you'd like someone to act as a sounding board or brainstorming partner, please don't hesitate to be in touch with one of us admins; we'd be delighted.

[lnhammer]

Sorry: I've been caught up in a sudden death in the family, including being first-line cleanup -- this has been my first online break all week. Haven't had even a ghost of a chance to think about this. I'll bow out now.

---L.

[poetree_admin]

alee_grrl
Totally understandable. Please accept our condolences for your loss.

Hmm...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I have a poetic series about time travel, Tripping into the Future. I could write about that for Saturday, April 5.

Re: Hmm...

[poetree_admin]

Saturday, April 5 is yours.

[kaberett]

Huh, how the hell did I manage to miss this when it was first posted?

-- in any case: I am definitely interested but I've got a big-ish deadline on the 7th (with some flexibility, but). Can one of you prod me if I haven't got back to you by the end of the weekend? (I am having Feelings about discussions I've seen about mindfulness around the 'net over the past few weeks; and about moment-by-moment; and about flow. Not sure whether it'll cohere. Should also check I haven't already used the poem that is calling to me as a basis for another post here. ;) )

[poetree_admin]

If you need a sounding board, just let us know! Even a very short post would be most welcome.

[kaberett]

The poem I was contemplating using is one I've already posted here, but the other appropriate one's just hit me. I think it'd do me good to knock something together for Friday; let's go with "Time Heals All Wounds".

[poetree_admin]

Friday is yours! We look forward to it.