Caroline Bergvall. Courtesy PennSound.
Caroline Bergvall (born 1962) is an English poet .
Life[]
Bergvll was born in Hamburg, Germany, to a French mother and Norwegian father. She grew up in France, Norway, and Switzerland.[1] She has lived in England since 1989.
Bergvall has developed audio texts and collaborative performances with sound artists in Europe and North America; her critical work is largely concerned with emerging forms of writing, plurilingual poetry, and mixed media writing practices.
Her most recent collection is FIG (Goan Atom 2), poetic and performance pieces (Salt Books, 2005). Recent installations with Ciaran Maher include Lidl Suga for TEXT Festival (2005) and Say: “Parsley” at Liverpool Biennial (2004). A CD of her work, Via: Poems, 1994–2004 (Rockdrill 8), is available through Carcanet.
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Goan Atom 1: Jets-poupee. Cambridge, UK: Rem Press, 1999.
- Flèsh à coeur. London: Gefn Press, 2000.
- Gong. Brooklyn, NY: Belladonna Books, 2004.
- Fig : Goan atom 2. Cambridge, UK: Salt Publishing, 2005.
- Alyson Singes. Brooklyn, NY: Belladonna Books, 2008.
- The Die is Cast (pamphlet; with Nick Thurston). Information as Material, 2009.
- Meddle English: New and selected texts. Callicoon, NY: Nightboat Books, 2011.
- Drift. Brooklyn, NY: Nightboat Books, 2014.
Edited[]
- I'll Drown My Book: Conceptual writing by women. Los Angeles: Les Figues Press, 2012.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]
Audio / video[]
Caroline Bergvall Drift (Trailer)
- Rockdrill 8: Caroline Bergvall: Via: Poems, 1994-2004 (CD). London: University of London, 2004.
- Middling English (CD). Southampton, UK: John Hansard Gallery, 2010.
Except where noted, discographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "Caroline Bergvall," Academy of American Poets, Poets.org, Web, Dec. 31, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Search results = au:Caroline Bergvall, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Aug. 29, 2015.
External links[]
- Poems
- Caroline Bergvall profile & 2 poems at the Academy of American Poets
- Caroline Bergvall b. 1962 at the Poetry Foundation
- Caroline Bergvall at EPC (Electronic Poetry Center)
- Audio / video
- Books
- Eclat
- Caroline Bergvall at Amazon.com
- About
- Caroline Bergvall at BEPC British Electronic Poetry Centre
- Caroline Bergvall Official website
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