Outputs (45)

The pleasures of reification : Kelvin Corcoran's lyric lyric (2014)
Book Chapter
Thurston, S. (2014). The pleasures of reification : Kelvin Corcoran's lyric lyric. In A. Brown (Ed.), The Writing Occurs as Song: a Kelvin Corcoran Reader (125-138). Bristol: Shearsman Books

This chapter examines the use of the term 'reification' in Kelvin Corcoran's poetry and reflects on its relevance for understanding a poetics driven by a fascination for the history and material properties of writing.

Reverses heart's reassembly (2011)
Book
Thurston, S. (2011). Reverses heart's reassembly. London: Veer Books

A dance with and against sense, Scott Thurston’s sequence moves and stands still, opens and closes itself, around a core of thought sentience and heart’s risk. A bodywork of language, intimate and extimate - William Rowe.

Talking poetics: dialogues in innovative poetry (2011)
Book
Thurston, S. (2011). Talking poetics: dialogues in innovative poetry. Bristol, UK: Shearsman Books

This is a book of full-length interviews with the poets Karen Mac Cormack, Jennifer Moxley, Caroline Bergvall and Andrea Brady, carried out between 2008 and 2009 in the UK and USA. During the course of these conversations, the poets explore a huge ra... Read More about Talking poetics: dialogues in innovative poetry.

Maggie O'Sullivan : states of transformation (2011)
Book Chapter
Thurston, S. (2011). Maggie O'Sullivan : states of transformation. In C. Hamilton-Emery (Ed.), The Salt Companion to Maggie O'Sullivan. Salt Publishing

Maggie O’Sullivan’s work has often been linked to the concept of shamanism, through her works’ own declared interest in it as well as by commentators. Nevertheless the application of this concept constructs a view of the work as somewhat ‘othered’ in... Read More about Maggie O'Sullivan : states of transformation.

Internal rhyme (2010)
Book
Thurston, S. (2010). Internal rhyme. Exeter UK: Shearsman Books

Internal Rhyme is a sequence in four parts which continues the author’s preoccupation with time and process as compositional elements. The book also explores how meaning can change when viewed from different perspectives as each poem in the book can... Read More about Internal rhyme.

Internal rhyme (2010)
Book
Thurston, S. (2010). Internal rhyme. Exeter UK: Shearsman Books

Internal Rhyme is a sequence in four parts which continues the author’s preoccupation with time and process as compositional elements. The book also explores how meaning can change when viewed from different perspectives as each poem in the book can... Read More about Internal rhyme.

Innovative poetry in Britain today (2010)
Journal Article
Thurston, S. (2010). Innovative poetry in Britain today. Revista canaria de estudios ingleses, 15-30

Innovative Poetry in Britain has undergone considerable change in how it is published and read in recent years. This article examines Richard Caddel and Peter Quartermain’s 1998 introduction to their anthology OTHER: British and Irish Poetry since 19... Read More about Innovative poetry in Britain today.

Innovative poetry in Britain today (2010)
Journal Article
Thurston, S. (2010). Innovative poetry in Britain today. Revista canaria de estudios ingleses, 15-30

Innovative Poetry in Britain has undergone considerable change in how it is published and read in recent years. This article examines Richard Caddel and Peter Quartermain’s 1998 introduction to their anthology OTHER: British and Irish Poetry since 19... Read More about Innovative poetry in Britain today.

The poet as critic, criticism as poetics: on Barrett Watten and Robert Sheppard (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Thurston, S. (2009, June). The poet as critic, criticism as poetics: on Barrett Watten and Robert Sheppard. Presented at The Critic as Artist, The Artist as Critic, University of Lancaster

This paper was delivered to the conference 'The Critic as Artist, The Artist as Critic' at Lancaster University in June 2009. It performs a critical reading of a paper given by US Language Poet Barrett Watten at the Poetry and Public Language confere... Read More about The poet as critic, criticism as poetics: on Barrett Watten and Robert Sheppard.

The poet as critic, criticism as poetics: on Barrett Watten and Robert Sheppard (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Thurston, S. (2009, June). The poet as critic, criticism as poetics: on Barrett Watten and Robert Sheppard. Presented at The Critic as Artist, The Artist as Critic, University of Lancaster

This paper was delivered to the conference 'The Critic as Artist, The Artist as Critic' at Lancaster University in June 2009. It performs a critical reading of a paper given by US Language Poet Barrett Watten at the Poetry and Public Language confere... Read More about The poet as critic, criticism as poetics: on Barrett Watten and Robert Sheppard.