Dada and Oulipo

I realized in class today that I forgot to post something on the blog this week, so sorry for being late everyone. I really liked reading this week's assignments and I thought the Dada and Oulipo discussion was really interesting. Throughout my class I have found my self asking what qualifies some of the poems we read even by famous poets as great poems and I thought it was interesting to hear the explanations provided by Dada and Oulipo for some of these stranger poetic techniques. For instance I have not really been a huge fan of a lot of the modern poems we read, that lack structure, and rhyme, and seem almost so abstract and obscure that I personally feel the beauty of the poetry is almost lost. After our discussion in class about what qualifies as art and how we talked about what makes a sculpture of a urinal worthy of an art museum, I felt like i understood a lot more of the modern movements. I am not sure that I am wholly convinced a urinal should ever be considered as art, but I feel that I have gained some perspective on the intention of the artist. I like the idea of having the process of creating art, become the art, rather than the final product. I really liked the activities we did in class as well. I thought they were really fun and I liked the products that we came up with as a class. Its interesting to me to think of the act of writing the poem as the truly poetic part, rather than the work created. I had never thought of poetry like this before. Well see you in class next week!

-Jenny