Edson-Burton-workshop-2022
This was a workshop with Edson-Burton about poetry and class. I sat in on it while volunteering at Lyra festival.
Key Ideas
- Poetry-reflects-the-dominant-society-and-class
- What is the language of poetry? Does using different vernacular change how poetry is percieved?
- As an example- Jean Binta Breeze translated Chaucer’s Wife of Bath into Brixton vernacular.
Notes mentioning this note
Poetry-reflects-the-dominant-society-and-class
Poetry is a refined language that reflects the dominant culture and class existing in the world. English poetry will reflect...