Red Room Blog

6th May 2019

"Ten poems, ten lines each – ten things to say to you and the trace you left behind" – Evelyn Araluen Corr

By Evelyn Araluen Corr

Marcel, we come from different worlds. I’ve had months to sit in the gaze of your work, to learn the eccentric textures of your canon, of you. I know ...

"Writing poetry teaches you to see. Active looking, in a way" – David Astle

By David Astle

Writing poetry teaches you to see. Active looking, in a way. Just as listening is the truer version of hearing. And that’s what this Duchamp challenge presented, letting me ...

"I could feel the artworks’ tendrils creeping towards language and visual poetry" – Pascalle Burton

By Pascalle Burton

The invitation to be involved in Punch Lines: Poets Play Duchamp filled me with embers of elation. The project — to respond poetically to the artwork of Marcel Duchamp and create ...