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