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Poetry as a remedy for a world turned hostile

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In an increasingly fragile world, the notion of poetic dwelling’ seems an essential response. Since Baudelaire, poetry has evoked a more attentive way of living. A life that resonates with the living. By making connections between the imagination, perception and ethics, poetry creates a space for connection between humans and their environment.

In an increasingly fragile world, the notion of poetic dwelling’ seems an essential response. Since Baudelaire, poetry has evoked a more attentive way of living. A life that resonates with the living, as opposed to falling into commodification and abstraction. By making connections between the imagination, perception and ethics, poetry creates a space for connection between humans and their environment.

For its second conference in collaboration with the Modernitas research unit (ULB, MSH), the Maison Hannon is pleased to welcome Carole Bourne-Taylor (Brasenose College, Oxford) for a lecture entitled Poetic Dwelling: a Phenomenology of Attentiveness, Attunement and Attachment.