In this episode, we are joined by VCE Literature students from Kilvington Grammar, to discuss van Neerven's poem Paper ships. Among other things we discuss form - the shape of the poem, the unconventional spelling, the use (or otherwise) of capital letters and repetition. The students also had very interesting things to say about the title of the poem and the way that this poem (among others in the collection) may have found inspiration in the 'poet warrior' Audre Lorde and her seminal essay collection Sister Outsider.
In this episode, we are joined by VCE Literature students from Kilvington Grammar, to discuss van Neerven's poem Paper ships. Among other things we discuss form - the shape of the poem, the unconventional spelling, the use (or otherwise) of capital letters and repetition. The students also had very interesting things to say about the title of the poem and the way that this poem (among others in the collection) may have found inspiration in the 'poet warrior' Audre Lorde and her seminal essay collection Sister Outsider.