In 1909, Arnold Schoenberg composed Drei Klavierstücke Op. 11, a set of pieces for solo piano with an unusual set of instructions: certain keys were to be silently depressed, raising their dampers to allow the strings to vibrate sympathetically when others were struck. This extended the technique of the instrument, applying unorthodox methods to generate new sounds, timbres, and possibilities.
What would it look like to extend the technique of poetry? To intersect the poetic with repertoires of visual, sonic, and digital media in performance? What sympathetic resonances might emerge from these overlaps and interstices?
Join invited poet Jay Ritchie and guests for EXTENDED TECHNIQUE, an event exploring poetry as a site of intermedial experimentation.
