haikumania
hosted by center
for digital disourse and culture
4 Stations
24 hour renga at BALTIC
conceived by Alec Finlay
“Although the renga is an ancient form,
the experience of sharing in a group consciousness and working within a
structured democratic compositional process gives the performance a utopian
social aspect – the renga is balanced between literature and the social
world in its widest sense.
The renga has three sections (Jo, Ha, Kyu). Each verse has a specified
seasonal theme, while other themes are suggested for sections of the renga. The
themes ensure that the poem touches on every aspect of life and nature. The 100
verse renga could be thought of as a year, which we travel through, and also as
one lifetime; or the writing process could be thought of as a computer
programme, with fixed and random characteristics.”
Alec Finlay
– October 2003
T H E P O E T S
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1. Bruce Bamber |
5.Anne-Marie Culhane |
9.Elizabeth James |