Storytelling and verse have a long and distinguished history together. But poetry often chooses not to be narrative, especially when it is lyric; indeed, it can operate as a territory deliberately hostile to the presumptions that narrative has placed on prose, cinema, comics, and other media. This panel brings together theorists, historians, critics, and practitioners of the poetic art to consider questions of poetry and narrative. When and how might we want poetry and narrative to intersect, and when and how might we want them to go their separate ways? How do we explore these intersections and separations in our teaching, in our research, and in our understanding of these pillars of the literary? Project Narrative will host a panel focused on poetry and narrative on Thursday, October 29th, from 3:00 - 5:00 PM, in 311 Denney. The following Ohio State English professors will serve as panelists: Brian McHale, Elizabeth Hewitt, Jacob Risinger, and Kathy Fagan Grandinetti. This event is free and open to the public.
We've prepared a packet of the poems each panelist has chosen for discussion. Download it here!
