Robert Kocik's guest appearances

Robert Kocik

the Poetry Project Podcast

DanceOutsideDance

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

Jericho Brown

Eileen Myles

Morgan Parker

Diana Khoi Nguyen

Erik Davis

David Wojnarowicz

Joshua Clover

Camonghne Felix

Angel Nafis

Anna Moschovakis

Chelsea Hodson

Tommy Pico

Paul Blackburn

OwlTail

Robert Kocik's new course called “Prosody and the preciousness of life” holds the intention to call everyone together - a problematic endeavour that he argues involves spiritual practice.Robert talked about the power of intonation and the medicine inside of it, the use of rhythm and tone, and the composition of poetry, pitch, intensity, "strofas", stanza, and junctions, which make the dynamic art of prosody. We talked about the cause and effect, the power of creativity and prosody to prevent, levitate, and contravene history, and forecasting effects that haven’t happened yet. Paraphrasing Denise Ferreira Silva in Toward a Black Feminist Poethic calls, reality is "marked by virtuality," held by the capacity to contravene the determinacy of efficient causation”.   Hence the possibility to use tone, pitch, pause, rhythm, and gesture to create beneficial action in the world, with and for others through prosody, the white magic that holds the potential to counterbalance the “efficiency algorithm” that is suffocating the world, counteracting with the inefficacy of the art forms.   “Magic has been perceived as a threat because it is based on organic interconnectedness, the aliveness of all things, the experience of cosmos as part of nature, the indivisibility of "man" and nature, and the doctrine of macro-and microcosmic homology, the conspiracy of all things”.  (Kocik R., Tantra 2: prosody and cause and effect, https://www.robertkocik.com/_files/ugd/c5c021_ed0c23302802401382ea6c8a696cbc78.pdf)The last question arises… Robert, what do we need to hear now?We should be hearing… hearing.  Hearing the unstruck sound, the sound that nothing causes, that gave birth to the cosmos.Read more (links):https://www.robertkocik.com/course-resource-pageToward a Black Feminist Poetic, Denise Ferreira da Silva  Dr. Nida Chenagtsang's “The Science of Interdependent Connection Mantra Healing” Bios: Robert Kocik is a poet, prosodist, trans-disciplinary essayist, teacher, architect and shared-prosperity activist. In 2006, he started to work collaboratively with choreographer Daria Faïn, Kocik initiated a new field of research called the Prosodic Body, an experiential artscience that collectively explores prosody: the tone, tempo, intensity and total body language of speech. In 2008 he cofounded The Commons Choir, a multi-lingual/racial/generational performing group that draws on the findings of the prosody research and presents socially charged operatic and educational events.Love what we are doing? Support us by subscribing on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/danceoutsidedance

Robert Kocik's new course called “Prosody and the preciousness of life” holds the intention to call everyone together - a problematic endeavour that he argues involves spiritual practice. Robert talked about the power of intonation and the medicine inside of it, the use of rhythm and tone, and the composition of poetry, pitch, intensity, "strofas", stanza, and junctions, which make the dynamic art of prosody. We talked about the cause and effect, the power of creativity and prosody to prevent, levitate, and contravene history, and forecasting effects that haven’t happened yet. Paraphrasing Denise Ferreira Silva in Toward a Black Feminist Poethic calls, reality is "marked by virtuality," held by the capacity to contravene the determinacy of efficient causation”.   Hence the possibility to use tone, pitch, pause, rhythm, and gesture to create beneficial action in the world, with and for others through prosody, the white magic that holds the potential to counterbalance the “efficiency algorithm” that is suffocating the world, counteracting with the inefficacy of the art forms.   “Magic has been perceived as a threat because it is based on organic interconnectedness, the aliveness of all things, the experience of cosmos as part of nature, the indivisibility of "man" and nature, and the doctrine of macro-and microcosmic homology, the conspiracy of all things”.  (Kocik R., Tantra 2: prosody and cause and effect, <a href="https://www.robertkocik.com/_files/ugd/c5c021_ed0c23302802401382ea6c8a696cbc78.pdf)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.robertkocik.com/_files/ugd/c5c021_ed0c23302802401382ea6c8a696cbc78.pdf)</a> The last question arises… Robert, what do we need to hear now? We should be hearing… hearing.   Hearing the unstruck sound, the sound that nothing causes, that gave birth to the cosmos. Read more (links): <a href="https://www.robertkocik.com/course-resource-page" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.robertkocik.com/course-resource-page</a> Toward a Black Feminist Poetic, Denise Ferreira da Silva  Dr. Nida Chenagtsang's “The Science of Interdependent Connection Mantra Healing” Bios: Robert Kocik is a poet, prosodist, trans-disciplinary essayist, teacher, architect and shared-prosperity activist. In 2006, he started to work collaboratively with choreographer Daria Faïn, Kocik initiated a new field of research called the Prosodic Body, an experiential artscience that collectively explores prosody: the tone, tempo, intensity and total body language of speech. In 2008 he cofounded The Commons Choir, a multi-lingual/racial/generational performing group that draws on the findings of the prosody research and presents socially charged operatic and educational events. Love what we are doing? Support us by subscribing on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/danceoutsidedance" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/danceoutsidedance</a>

Robert Kocik in conversation with Laura Colomban

Camille Roy

Wednesday Reading SeriesRobert Kocik is a prosodist and design/builder. He has a business for each letter of the alphabet. Of late, he has concentrated on the writing of libretti (investigative, political economy, somato-sonic musicals) for the Commons Choir which he co-directs with choreographer Daria Faïn. His cross-disciplinary writings move through the hard, soft and sore sciences to comprise a field called “Supple Science.” He is also a caregiver whose father recently turned 100. Kocik’s publications include AUKSO (gain) (Object, 1995), Overcoming Fitness (Exit 18/Autonomedia, 2001), Rhrurbarb (Field Books/Periplum Editions, 2007), All Peoples Calendar (Prosodic Body, 2009), E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E (Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs, 2012), Supple Science (ON Contemporary Practice, edited by Michael Cross and Thom Donovan, 2013), Ubiquitous Dividend (Poets House handout, 2014) and Anatolia to Iowa (forthcoming.)Camille Roy’s most recent book is Sherwood Forest, from Futurepoem (2011). Earlier books include Cheap Speech (a play, Leroy), Craquer (a fictional autobiography, 2nd Story Books), Swarm (two novellas, Black Star Series), The Rosy Medallions (poetry and prose, Kelsey St Press) and Cold Heaven (plays, O Books). She co-edited Biting The Error: Writers Explore Narrative (CoachHouse 2005, re-issued 2010).

Wednesday Reading Series Robert Kocik is a prosodist and design/builder. He has a business for each letter of the alphabet. Of late, he has concentrated on the writing of libretti (investigative, political economy, somato-sonic musicals) for the Commons Choir which he co-directs with choreographer Daria Faïn. His cross-disciplinary writings move through the hard, soft and sore sciences to comprise a field called “Supple Science.” He is also a caregiver whose father recently turned 100. Kocik’s publications include AUKSO (gain) (Object, 1995), Overcoming Fitness (Exit 18/Autonomedia, 2001), Rhrurbarb (Field Books/Periplum Editions, 2007), All Peoples Calendar (Prosodic Body, 2009), E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E (Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs, 2012), Supple Science (ON Contemporary Practice, edited by Michael Cross and Thom Donovan, 2013), Ubiquitous Dividend (Poets House handout, 2014) and Anatolia to Iowa (forthcoming.) Camille Roy’s most recent book is Sherwood Forest, from Futurepoem (2011). Earlier books include Cheap Speech (a play, Leroy), Craquer (a fictional autobiography, 2nd Story Books), Swarm (two novellas, Black Star Series), The Rosy Medallions (poetry and prose, Kelsey St Press) and Cold Heaven (plays, O Books). She co-edited Biting The Error: Writers Explore Narrative (CoachHouse 2005, re-issued 2010).

Robert Kocik & Camille Roy - Jan. 21st, 2015