Charles Olson, Centenary Conference
Sunday 6 December, 2009Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th November, 2010
2010 marks the centenary of the birth of the American poet Charles Olson. As poet, critic and theorist, Olson extended the possibilities of modern writing. From Call Me Ishmael to The Maximus Poems he probed the relation between language, space and community, providing radical resources for the re-imagining of place and politics. Aiming, in Robert Creeley’s terms, to hear all that Olson still provokes at the beginning of the Twenty-First Century, this conference seeks to re-assess the scope of his legacy. It will provide an opportunity to consider Olson’s value through and across a range of disciplines, with particular attention to be given to his influence on British and European writing.
Proposals for papers (title with 300-word abstract) should be sent to David Herd at d.herd@kent.ac.uk by Friday 19th March, 2010.
Centre for Modern Poetry, University of Kent
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