Multimedia Project Unit One

The German term “Gesamtkunstwerk,” coined by Richard Wagner to describe his music-dramas, comes to mind with multimedia work. “Gesamt” can mean either “whole” or “integrated,” making the various media of a multimedia work dependent on each other to convey the artist’s intentions. Wagner’s ten operas are spectacular music achievements, but the [...]

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The New York School of Poets/Painters Project

“Will it snow, friday at dusk?”
“Why do you ask?”
“Oh, I’m seeing someone then.”
“Who?”
“This woman. She has a beautiful lower back and she always wears pink silk pullovers. She rides bicycles like you..quite thrifty really.”
“What are you doing together?”
“We’re seeing Wozzeck.”
“How romantic. I’ve always hated Berg. I’ve always hated Viennese composers in general.”
“I’ve always hated you [...]

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Five thingies

1. My memory is so horrible not because I don’t remember things but because it blurs places and scenarios together. Details churn into other details and before I know it our living room in Tokyo is like our living room in New Jersey, and the achievements of my older sister when she was in kindergarten become [...]

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“The Poet’s Husband”

In my need for acknowledgement
I forgot that I despise my husband.
Perhaps my hope that one day
a poem of mine (maybe this one)
will astonish him is the only thing
keeping the ring on my finger.

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Letter to the class: fwd…

Dear Grandson,
 
            In response to your energetic letter last week, I must tell you, in all frankness and honesty, that you must see exactly where money can get you before embarking on a career in the arts. Grandmother and I know you are talented, but there is always time for creativity later in life. What [...]

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