Journal article
When dreams turn archaeological: The poetic dreamscapes of Anna Jacobson
Text, Vol.26(Special Issue 68), pp.1-16
2022
Abstract
This paper explores the dream-inspired poetry and video poetry of award-winning Brisbane poet Anna Jacobson. Jacobson’s surreal poetic narratives draw on memory, dreams, desires and destiny, using simple language and vivid imagery to evoke strong emotional responses. Her manner of exploring dreams in a number of poetic and narrative forms allows whimsical, gentle but also vigorous creative work of personal resilience and understanding. Her work is framed also by explorations of her Jewish culture and family and driven by unbridled imagination. In particular, the paper investigates Jacobson’s process of interweaving visions and memories for the purpose of tracing personal histories lost through periods of mental illness, exploring how she mines dreams for the purpose of writing and healing. It questions how her poetic process allows her to reclaim agency through unpacking experiences she wants to recover or further understand. Distilled from a series of interviews with the poet, the paper explores Jacobson’s interest in working at the cusp of different media and how this blend of the word and the visual image is particularly apt for dream exploration.
Details
- Title
- When dreams turn archaeological: The poetic dreamscapes of Anna Jacobson
- Authors
- Jane Frank (Corresponding Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Text, Vol.26(Special Issue 68), pp.1-16
- Publisher
- Australian Association of Writing Programs
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.52086/001c.57574
- ISSN
- 1327-9556
- Copyright note
- © 2022 The Authors. Reproduced here with kind permission of the author.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991052798802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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