(Un)said
Presentation Type
Performance
Release Option
Event
Description
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Abstract
(un)said is a poetry chapbook centered around the questions “what is silence?” and “what is the value of silence?” The poetry’s images and lyricism explore the benefits and detriments of silence and environments in which silence explodes. The chapbook builds an arc of realization and confidence through the intersection of silence with the poet’s personal experiences, self-reflection, surrealism, religion, theology, biblical studies, and scientific facts. Recurring themes include common perceptions of quiet people, the lack of true silence, silence as a weapon, censorship and self-censorship, silence of loss, and the harm of the said and unsaid.
Faculty Mentor
Benjamin Drevlow
Department of Primary Presenter's Major
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Location
Room 1020
Symposium Year
2023
(Un)said
Room 1020
(un)said is a poetry chapbook centered around the questions “what is silence?” and “what is the value of silence?” The poetry’s images and lyricism explore the benefits and detriments of silence and environments in which silence explodes. The chapbook builds an arc of realization and confidence through the intersection of silence with the poet’s personal experiences, self-reflection, surrealism, religion, theology, biblical studies, and scientific facts. Recurring themes include common perceptions of quiet people, the lack of true silence, silence as a weapon, censorship and self-censorship, silence of loss, and the harm of the said and unsaid.
