Time, Temporality and Timing: reproduction and poetry through the lens of Sappho (1974-1981)

The family has long been a mode for organising time: from meal times to notions of the biological clock. Poetry also regulates time, using attention and the breath as units that order or disrupt the reader’s sense of duration and permanence. Does reorganising the family –across borders or through alternative social structures– reorder time, and how might this be registered by a poem?

Time, temporality and timing: reproduction and poetry through the lens of Sappho (1974-1981), Tuesday 13th December, 2pm to 4pm, Online, Free

This workshop begins by looking at Sappho (1974-1981), a magazine that published poetry alongside articles on politics, reproductive technologies, migration, family, sex work, lesbian, trans and disability activism. This material frames writing exercises and readings that centre multiple temporalities and tongues as a way to channel and connect.

Led by poet and researcher Rebecca Close, artist and writer Fer Boyd and poet and sculptor Madeleine Stack on the occasion of the launch of their poetry and fiction collections, published by Canal, a queer publishing co-operative and bilingual magazine.

This workshop is open to anyone interested in poetry, fiction, queer history and reproductive technologies.

See Rebecca’s GWL blog: Reassembling the Network After the Internet? Sappho Magazine (1974-1981) and Reproductive Technologies

This workshop is connected to Rebecca Close’s doctoral research, supported by Kone Foundation, Finland.

Booking

The event is free and open to all. To attend, please book below and we will share an email invitation with you.  If you would like to make a donation to Glasgow Women’s Library, you can do so here.

Accessibility

This session takes place via an online video call link. If you would like to attend, please book below and we will share an email invitation along with simple and straight forward instructions on how this will work. If you have any concerns about how this will work for you, please do get in touch and we’ll do all we can to support you in joining the session.

An automated live transcript using Otter.ai is available during this event.