May 13th
1 hour Reading Poetry and the Fate of the Senses (Stewart)
1.5 hours writing poems
1 hour researching/looking for Proustian writers in library (with much success)
May 14th
30 minutes In-class smell experiment with coffee and candles
30 minutes sifting class notes from experiment, arranging in ‘relevant’ piles
2 hours reading My Poets
1 hour reading Poetry and the Fate of the Senses
May 15th
1.5 hours at artist lecture series
3 hours reading Proust was a Neuroscientist
1 hour writing notes on Proust was a Neuroscientist
May 16th
1.5 hours My poets
3 hours editing poetry
1 hour reading Proust was a Neuroscientist
30 minutes writing notes on Proust was a Neuroscientist
May 17th
4 hours writing poems from jotted notes and experiencing smells and writing them down
2 hours reading online articles about Proustian methods and theories
2 hours journaling prose poetry about smell triggers and stories
May 18th
2 hours editing journaled prose poetry from 5/17
3 hours reviewing note from A dirty smell of mangoes, Proust was a Neuroscientist, and Poetry and the Fate of the Senses.
May 19th
2 hours experiencing favorite smells and writing the many variations of what the scent means/triggers for me
3 hours writing poetry based on the variations
2 hours editing cumulative poems
1 hour journaling in prose poetry form
Totals
This week: 40 hours
Cumulative total: 80 hours
Reading List:
Poetry and the Fate of the Senses
Remembrance of things past
A dirty smell of mangoes
Proust was a Neuroscientist
My Poets