Thursday's class was incredibly interesting with Christian Bok's presences, especially his systematic "stances" (cognitive, automatic, mannerist, and aleatory). I have never perceived writing from this approach before. I must admit, his presence was intimidating. After his entire monologue regarding his accomplishments and future plans, I lost all confidence in my answers. It appeared that he wished to go in a particular direction with his "lecture," and I doubted that my contributions would have advanced the topic in any way. However, his lessons were incredibly valuable.
I pity those who missed his reading last night, for it surely was a spectacular display. I also pity the residents who live above the formal room. His performance of "The Princess of the Opera" was terror evoking, even in a lighted, comfortable environment. His initial scream was incredible -- what were the clueless outsiders thinking?
One question that I wanted to ask, but never found a chance to, regarded his perception of his poetic faculties, more so his perception of creativity. His poetry was incredibly mechanical, laborious, and time consuming. I felt that it was more formula based than intuitive. Was his technical approach a creative faculty, or was his initial idea the source of creativity? I am in awe of his patience.
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