STREET-POETRY
Series of poems written by strangers in lines and crowds from weddings, protests, vigils, parties, movies, plays, etc. These poems are collected and compiled with a modified “exquisite corpse” technique, invented by surrealists in the 1920’s, similar to an old parlor game called Consequences in which players write in turn on a sheet of paper, fold it to conceal part of the writing, and then pass it to the next player for a further contribution. Claudia Alick wanders the crowd with a notebook and invites everyone to write a line. Each contributor sees the line above theirs but not the entire poem. The result is a hugely collaborative poetic reflection of the people and the space.
Series of poems written by strangers in lines and crowds from weddings, protests, vigils, parties, movies, plays, etc. These poems are collected and compiled with a modified “exquisite corpse” technique, invented by surrealists in the 1920’s, similar to an old parlor game called Consequences in which players write in turn on a sheet of paper, fold it to conceal part of the writing, and then pass it to the next player for a further contribution. Claudia Alick wanders the crowd with a notebook and invites everyone to write a line. Each contributor sees the line above theirs but not the entire poem. The result is a hugely collaborative poetic reflection of the people and the space.
Journalism
Will Theatre Leadership Remain White and Male? I Hope I’m Wrong
American Theater Magazine, MARCH 14, 2018
The Ground Together: Responses and Reflections. A range of voices considers the impact and the lasting legacy—and a few lacunae—of August Wilson’s seminal speech.
BLOOD ON THE GROUND
American Theater Magazine, June 2016
The Ferguson Theatre Syllabus,
American Theater Magazine DECEMBER 17, 2014
Ferguson Moments: Artists Respond
HOWLROUND September 6, 2014
Identity and the Word: A new anthology stages a conversation between hip-hop culture and the world at large.
American Theater Magazine December 12, 2012
WE Are the National Aesthetic
HOWLROUND November 6, 2011
"Men We Love" Chuck D Interview
Bust Magazine April/May 2008
POETRY OF THE STATE
Poetry edited from legal documents. These poems are shared in draft form on my blog. |