Influence and National Literatures
The recording begins near the end of Palestinian author Riyād Baydas’ presentation on his literary aesthetic. Boey Kim Cheng describes the politics of language in his polyglot homeland, which influenced his gravitation towards English-language poets like T.S. Eliot, Gerard Manley Hopkins. and Seamus Heaney. Helena Sinervo maps the influence of Finnish poet Julia Kristeva to her own work. Lyonel Trouillot focuses on the writer’s ability to subvert social order. Only the first half of his presentation was recorded. A brief question and answer session followS, and the authors respond to questions about the viability of “national literatures.”
In: International Writing Program Archive | Poetry
Authors: Riyād Baydas , Kim Cheng Boey, Helena Sinervo, Lyonel Trouillot
Date Recorded: January 01, 1994
Program: --
Format: discussion
Contributors: Clark Blaise
Topics: 20th century poetry; Finnish poetry; nationalism
Note: Month and Day are unknown. Interruption at 46 minutes.