The Fragments We Hold: A Songwriter's Notes on Process

Title: The Fragments We Hold: A Songwriter's Notes on Process

Speaker: Akhila Ramnarayan

Date: Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
_________________________________________________________________________

Abstract:

Is what makes a poem a poem also what makes a song a song? How does appreciating poetry – and curiosity about the workings of poetic imagination – help a songwriter hone her craft? And how might a window into song writing inflect a poet’s approach to the writing process? As someone who has loved both literature and music since she was a child, Akhila Ramnarayan identifies affinities and fruitful dissonances between these two worlds from her own lived and felt experience. The talk will trace the creative trajectory of a single song, an experiment in ekphrasis (turning visual into verbal, image into word) from her forthcoming EP with musical collaborator Doug Carraway

Speaker Bio:

Dr Akhila Ramnarayan is a scholar, theatre actor, and indie musician. A professor of literature at Sai University, she currently also serves as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. She completed her PhD in postcolonial studies from the Ohio State University in 2006, soon after which she began working in theatre and music as a performing artist in addition to her academic pursuits. In her work as both researcher and practitioner, she is fascinated by the interplay of genres and forms across cultures and time periods.

Видео The Fragments We Hold: A Songwriter's Notes on Process канала TheCMIVideos