Poetry For Monkeys
Poetry reading event in Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, August 6, 1983
curated by David Mattingly and hosted by Rick Karcasheff in his home
Poetry reading event in Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, August 6, 1983
curated by David Mattingly and hosted by Rick Karcasheff in his home
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Poetry For Monkeys
Saturday, August 6, 1983 David Mattingly Rick Karcasheff Debbie Jaffe Hal McGee David Frye Sally Boniece Karla Ashmore Patricia Wykes Mark Simons Jack Sexson. |
Below are raw video montages recorded at the Poetry For Monkeys poetry reading event. Filmed by Jack Sexson with a handheld VHS camcorder. Digitized by Debbie Jaffe in 2014. This is an inside look at the early 1980s experimental music, poetry, and art scene in Indianapolis.
Part 1 of 4
In this first part we see the event participants before the reading: hanging out, conversing, listening to music, working on their poems, partying, etc. At 2:30 we see Sally Boniece looking at a painting by Jaffe & McGee. At 8:20 we see Rick Karcasheff reading from a text by another author; at 9:15 he reads his poem "The Death Of Dada"; and at 10:25 he reads a third piece, "For Those Who Cannot Keep Time".
In this first part we see the event participants before the reading: hanging out, conversing, listening to music, working on their poems, partying, etc. At 2:30 we see Sally Boniece looking at a painting by Jaffe & McGee. At 8:20 we see Rick Karcasheff reading from a text by another author; at 9:15 he reads his poem "The Death Of Dada"; and at 10:25 he reads a third piece, "For Those Who Cannot Keep Time".
Part 2 of 4
At 00:31 David Mattingly reads "Monster Heart" by Lauren Shakely; at 1:32 he reads his own poem, "He Wouldn't Understand"; and at 1:59 he reads "TV News". At 2:27 David Frye reads "Ya's". At 3:28 Hal McGee and Debbie Jaffe read two different poems simultaneously, dada-style.
At 00:31 David Mattingly reads "Monster Heart" by Lauren Shakely; at 1:32 he reads his own poem, "He Wouldn't Understand"; and at 1:59 he reads "TV News". At 2:27 David Frye reads "Ya's". At 3:28 Hal McGee and Debbie Jaffe read two different poems simultaneously, dada-style.
Part 3 of 4
Readings by Mark Simons and Patricia Wykes.
Readings by Mark Simons and Patricia Wykes.
Part 4 of 4
At the end of the reading we see the participants gathering together for a group shot while North Star by Philip Glass plays on Rick Karcasheff's stereo system.
At the end of the reading we see the participants gathering together for a group shot while North Star by Philip Glass plays on Rick Karcasheff's stereo system.
Above: an extract of Hal McGee and Debbie Jaffe reading different poems simultaneously dada-style.