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e.e. cummings – [l(a]

March 28, 2013 at 2:25 pm

E.E. Cummings’ style remains unconventional half a century after his death. Below, is a beautiful example of this- his poem titled ‘[l(a]’. l(a le af fa ll s) one l iness To read an interesting discussion of this work, visit bit.ly/11RNSo2

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Rachel Richardson: Escape Artists

March 28, 2013 at 1:57 pm

In her article about studying poetry with prisoners, Rachel Richardson shares the intricacies of the endeavor. Here is an extract: My partner and I went into the prison to write and hear poems, to share poetry with a group of men who might want to have this art in their lives. That was our theory. Any […]

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The Nietzsche Family Circus

March 27, 2013 at 2:57 pm

Relating to CC202’s upcoming study of Nietzsche at the end of this semester is this amusing but informative site: bit.ly/10QJV0h Enjoy!

By mdimov | Also posted in Activities, Announcements, Core Authors, Curriculum, Great Ideas | Tagged animation, CC202, drawing, fun, Nietzsche, Quotes, site | Comments (0)

Famous Authors To Famous Authors

March 20, 2013 at 3:58 pm

As an example of fan letters written by famous authors to famous authors, here is a sample of W.H. Auden’s words to James Agee’s editors in 1944: In my opinion, his column is the most remarkable regular event in American journalism to-day. What he says is of such profound interest, expressed with such extraordinary wit […]

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Beastly Boys & Ghastly Girls – Illustrated Poetry

March 20, 2013 at 3:13 pm

The Core presents a collaboration between editor William Cole and children’s book illustrator Tomi Ungerer, in which various poems by A.A. Milne, Ted Hughes & Shelley Silverstein are illustrated in lovely and amusing ways. For the full set of poems accompanied by their illustrations, visit http://bit.ly/100zIM3

By mdimov | Also posted in Friday Fun, Great Ideas | Tagged amusing, collaboration, cute, drawing, editor, funny, illustration, illustrator, poetry | Comments (0)

The Future of the Bolshoi Ballet

March 18, 2013 at 3:13 pm

The Core presents an article from The Atlantic discussing the Bolshoi ballet and its changing state. Here is an extract: History and lingering popular sentiments tether the institution to the state more than any other cultural venue, even if ideologically speaking, neither is much use to the other. Though Putin’s own insistence on machismo makes clear […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Community, Great Questions | Tagged Art, ballet, Bolshoi, changes, politics | Comments (0)

Igor Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’

March 1, 2013 at 10:00 am

Relating to CC202’s current study of Modernism, the Core presents Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”. Upon its release, it was controversial and supposedly caused a ‘riot’ in the Parisian premiere audience… This debated topic is discussed in an article by Tom Service of The Guardian titled The Rite of Spring- the Work of a Madman.Here […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Academics, Community, Curriculum, Great Ideas | Tagged controversy, drama, influence, music, new, riot, rite of spring, slav, Stravinsky | Comments (1)

“Penelope Waiting” by Sassan Tabatabai

February 28, 2013 at 1:20 pm

Core Professor Tabatabai, in his poem Penelope Waiting, writes: They say: ‘After twenty years, why does she still wait for him? He must have succumbed to Poseidon’s wrath. his bleached bones, on an unknown beach, have become the pelican’s fare.’ To read this poem in its entirety, please visit the Core Office in search of […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Academics, Community, Core Authors, Core Journal, Core Lecturers, Faculty Publications, Great Ideas | Tagged Odysseus, odyssey, painting, patience, Penelope, poetry, professor, Sassan Tabatabai, sea, temptation, waiting, war | Comments (0)

The Penelopiad: A Great Experience

February 26, 2013 at 12:49 pm

The Penelopiad turned out to be as interesting and multi-layered as we had expected, attracting about 35 Core students and many more theater fans! Following the events of the Odyssey from the female perspective, the play interwove the voice of Penelope and the voices of her twelve maids who are killed in the end at […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Academics, Activities, Community, Core in the City, Events, Great Questions | Tagged acting, event, female, feminine, maid, man, negligence, odyssey, Penelope, Penelopiad, play, relationship, sexuality, stage, theater, voice, women | Comments (0)

Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There!

February 26, 2013 at 12:14 pm

The Core Curriculum offers CC102-related intellectual stickers advocating what Buddha would say to Arjuna: Everyone interested can email core@bu.edu or Tweet to Prof. Eckel @taoofcore, to request their own sticker and the Core will mail it to them!

By mdimov | Also posted in Academics, Community, Core Lecturers, Curriculum, Friday Fun, Great Ideas | Tagged action, Arjuna, Bhagavad-Gita, Brahmanism, Buddha, Buddhism, CC102, fun, inaction, Krishna, renunciation, sticker | Comments (0)

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