In October 2000, nine poets gathered at the Kelly Writers House. Each was asked to choose a modernist writer who had been a significant influence. Joan Retallack chose Gertrude Stein. Here, below, is a...
GERTRUDE STEIN IN GENERAL 1.1 watch discussion on how we assess and value Stein’s writing:LINK TO VIDEO [OFFSITE COPY] 1.2 watch Rachel Blau DuPlessis describe how Stein resists normative reading: LINK TO VIDEO [OFFSITE...
During a one-hour conversation/interview Al Filreis conducted with art critic, memoirist and New Yorker staff writer Hilton Als, Al asked Hilton about some comments he made in one of his essays about Gertrude Stein....
We have prepared a 1-minute excerpt of a discussion with poet Jerome Rothenberg of Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons. Here it is:
Over the years we at ModPo have assembled a number of short videos that will help you introduce yourself to the (supposed) “difficulty” of Gertrude Stein. These are available in the first section of...
A 1-minute clip from the October 1, 2014, live webcast on Stein:
Here are the ModPo TAs discussing Stein and honesty—during our 2019 week 4 live webcast:
During our Stein week webcast in 2019, we took a few minutes to offer recommendations to those new to reading Gertrude Stein:
When Jerome last visited the Writers House, we sat down with him to talk about Gertrude Stein’s “A Shawl.” We’ve now added that video to ModPoPLUS week 4 among the Gertrude Stein resources. Here...
The next two-hour discussion session in our series will be led by poet-teacher and legendary ModPo TA erica kaufman. This will happen on Friday, April 3rd, from 1 PM to 3 PM Eastern Standard...