Lisa Jarnot

Visual artist Jess (1923–2004) and poet Robert Duncan (1919–1988) were one of the most fascinating artistic couples of the 20th century. After they met in San Francisco in 1950 to Duncan's death almost forty years later, their work became increasingly intertwined, their dense, allusive creations permeating one another - and inspiring this discussion.

In conjunction with Grey Art Gallery’s exhibition “An Opening of the Field: Jess, Robert Duncan, and Their Circle,” join us for an evening of conversation revealing the complex and fertile interplay between poetry and art in San Francisco during the 1950s. The talk will be moderated by scholar Lytle Shaw, and feature scholars Michael Davidson and Daniel C. Remein and poet Lisa Jarnot, author of Robert Duncan, The Ambassador from Venus. (rmharris)… (mais)

Robert Duncan often described himself as “bookish poet.” Drawing from sources as varied as philosopher Alfred North Whitehead's Process and Reality, the kabbalism of The Zohar, and articles from Scientific American magazine, Duncan began his journey into the “made place” of the book.

Duncan’s biographer(Robert Duncan: The Ambassador from Venus), poet Lisa Jarnot, will map out the varied intersections of Duncan’s library, his bookishness and his entrance into poetics. (rmharris)… (mais)

Lisa Jarnot

Poetry: Lisa Jarnot Lisa Jarnot is the author of four books of poetry: Night Scenes (Flood Editions, 2008), Black Dog Songs (Flood Editions, 2003), Ring of Fire (Zoland Books, 2001/Salt Editions, 2003), and Some Other Kind of Mission (Burning Deck, 1996). She lives in New York City and is the owner and operator of Catskill Organic Farm. POETRY A series of readings organized and hosted by Stephen Yenser, poet and professor at UCLA and author of A Boundless Field: American Poetry at Large and Blue Guide. (rsterling)… (mais)