{"id":1331,"date":"2024-02-18T22:08:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T03:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/?page_id=1331"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:55:18","slug":"event-report-friedlander-and-koeneke","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/event-report-friedlander-and-koeneke\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodney Koeneke and Benjamin Friedlander Reading \/ April 4, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1331_2ee296-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1331_2ee296-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1331_2ee296-37 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id1331_2ee296-37 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1331_4ae825-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1331_4ae825-dd{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1331_4ae825-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1331_4ae825-dd > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1331_4ae825-dd\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image1331_fbfa1a-57 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1331_fbfa1a-57 kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/ben-friedlander.png\" alt=\"Ben Friedlander talking aloud behind podium\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/ben-friedlander.png 591w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/ben-friedlander-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/ben-friedlander-105x80.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/ben-friedlander-317x241.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/ben-friedlander-423x322.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,591px\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Benjamin Friedlander<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1331_0bb7e3-ef .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1331_0bb7e3-ef kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land43\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/rodney-koeneke.png\" alt=\"Rodney Koeneke talking aloud behind podium\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/rodney-koeneke.png 596w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/rodney-koeneke-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/rodney-koeneke-105x79.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/rodney-koeneke-317x239.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/rodney-koeneke-423x319.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,596px\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Rodney Koeneke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1331_dbdbb2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1331_dbdbb2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1331_dbdbb2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1331_dbdbb2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1331_dbdbb2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1331_dbdbb2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1331_dbdbb2-6f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1331_dbdbb2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1331_dbdbb2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1331_dbdbb2-6f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1331_bc1338-32\">Event report<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Poets Rodney Koeneke and Benjamin Friedlander read to an audience of approximately fifty people in the New Writing Series on April 4, 2008.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the full photoset, visit our Flickr page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/thirdfactory\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1331_c3b49f-56 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1331_c3b49f-56 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1331_c3b49f-56\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1331_fccb40-b8 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1331_fccb40-b8 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > 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> .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1331_316be2-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1331_316be2-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1331_316be2-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1331_316be2-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1331_316be2-77{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1331_316be2-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1331_316be2-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1331_316be2-77\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_4200ce-44, 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Koeneke<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Epigraph for this reading, derived from the sign of the University Inn: \u201cLaughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Excepts from <em>Rouge State<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#50 Summer Acrostic Hotshot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#39 How to Find Safe Passage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#21 Sweethearts of what rodeo?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Excerpts from <em>Mus\u00e9e Mechanique<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afterword<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use Dips to Initiate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pizza Kitty<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chary as Gary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Memory of My Feelings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World is Loud<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Europe. Memory. Squid Parts. Grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Adorno Corollary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Excerpts from \u201cEtruria\u201d (manuscript)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ben friedlander<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rules for Drinking 40s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>chinoiserie<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Etruria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Film\/ poetry \u201cneo-benshi\u201d performance for Guru Dutt\u2019s film Pyaasa (1957)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Koeneke\u2019s Commentary<\/em><br>-On \u201cThe Adorno Corollary\u201d: the poem is referencing Adorno\u2019s famous statement about poetry after Auschwitz<br>-On \u201cBen Friedlander\u201d: this is a birthday poem<br>-On \u201cEtruria\u201d: \u201cFLARF, like soylent green, is people\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benjamin Friedlander<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><br>\u201cIt\u2019s a pleasure to read for the home crowd\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reads works in translation, originally in either German or Italian; then proceeds to his own poems<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fox, the Cook, the Cock (translation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prayer of Exhortation or Encouragement (translation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To Set Your Mind at Rest (translation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Afternoon with Circus and Citadel (translation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brecht (translation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>History lesson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Social Contract<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Urban Renewal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Network News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dictation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mind is a Bubble Sheet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Emergency Broadcasting System<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dedication<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patriot Days<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a Cop Sees a Black Woman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biological or Social Female Parent of a Child or Offspring and Its Poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Somebody Blew Up America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hillary Duff<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fame<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese Written Character is a Medium for Poetry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beloved<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eliot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Me and My Gang<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charmed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drew\u2019s Old<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Friedlander\u2019s Commentary<\/em><br>\u2013 The poem \u201cHillary Duff\u201d as his \u201cstatement on poetics\u201d<br>\u2013 \u201cFame\u201d is in memory of a friend; \u201cmay be my first FLARF elegy\u201d<br>\u2013 \u201cThe Chinese Written Character is a Medium for Poetry\u201d: \u201cfor Burt and Sylvester if only they were here\u201d<br>\u2013 \u201cCharmed\u201d is a \u201cBirthday Poem\u201d: \u201cMy favorite thing about FLARF is the Birthday poems\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1331_070e61-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1331_070e61-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1331_070e61-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1331_070e61-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1331_070e61-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1331_070e61-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1331_070e61-b2{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1331_070e61-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1331_070e61-b2 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1331_070e61-b2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1331_e4c288-d4\">Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>How do you use Google searches to help sculpt your [FLARF] poems?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(To Koeneke) Do you have any audio files of your poetry available anywhere?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For birthday poems, how\/ what do you search? 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