Nada Gordon and Gary Sullivan Reading / April 2, 2009
Event Report
On April 2, 2009, in the penultimate event of the Spring 2009 New Writing Series schedule, Flarf poets Nada Gordon and Gary Sullivan read to an audience of nearly 60 people in Soderberg Auditorium. After a combined reading of about 40 minutes, Gordon and Sullivan took questions from the audience.
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Set List
For the first half of the reading, the poets read alternately.
**GS beside the title denotes that Gary Sullivan was the reader, and NG beside the title denotes that Nada Gordon was the reader.
Opening
To a Sought Caterpillar (GS)
An Abecedarian of Spam Senders (NG)
They of the Mayonnaise (GS)
Unicorn Believers Don’t Declare Fatwas (NG)
The Giraffe (GS)
A Fun fact About Light (NG)
Plop Takes (GS)
Nada Gordon
Ding
Between “Cartoon Sight” and “Floozy Winds”
Voice Dhoti Gong
Wrong Face
I Love Men
Gary Sullivan
Mmhmm
Anagrams of American Imperialism
Poem
Mooing Sound
Own Face
Kenfuckintucky
My Poetry
My Favorite Poets
Closing
Nada Gordon and Gary Sullivan (song)
“A Few of My Favorite/ Inexplicable Things”
Questions
Are there more poets like you out there?
What kind of reactions do you get from different audiences?
How long have you guys been together, either working professionally or personally?
When did you start combining comic art and poetry? (for GS)
What do you think the computer is going to be to poetry?
How did you write that question poem? (for NG)
Do you guys have a specific writing process?
What kind of balance do you try to achieve between the realistic/ concrete and the absurd/ abstract in your poetry?