Rosa Moxham - EXTENSIONSOFEXTENSIONSOFEXTENSIONS

Feb 14

Written By Generator Projects

This text was commissioned as part of ‘call + response 3: EXTENSION’

Text on white background reads ‘EXTENSIONS OF EXTENSIONS OF EXTENSIONS - a collection of short poetry and word games using the original words from the open call’. Below is an abstract line drawing of a person, bottle and mug

Text on white background reads ‘Be your extension of cables, cosmos, family or feeling, algebraic, temporal, embodied, or reaching, we are looking for texts that expound on expansions of capacity: offers of olive branches or the deepest of sympathie

Text on a white background reads: ‘I’m a cut-up writer, I take what I please. And I happened to stumble upon this EXTENSION brief. So lovely were the words of this excellent wee brief, That they have only IMPLORED me to become a wee thief. I’ve chop

Title text reads: ‘ONE - CHOPPING. Print some text out, cut it up into sections and get playful’ Below is a photo of words cut out individually, that have been rearranged to form a new poem. The poem now reads: the conquests of branches are reachin

Title text reads: TWO: RAMBLING - using the text, create as many nonsensical (or sensical) phrases as you can in two minutes. A subtitle reads: AN INEXHAUSTIVE LIST OF PHRASES YOU CAN MAKE FROM THE BRIEF (AND MY AFTER-THOUGHTS ABOUT SOME OF THEM)

Title reads: THREE:POLLING - create a random, ridiculous ultimatum using the text and ask your friends. Followed by the transcription of a series of messages: “WOULD U RATHER LIVE IN A WORLD WITH NO TABLE LEGS OR A WORLD WITH NO HAIR?” “Defo a wo

Title reads: FOUR: RESULTS - a collection of short poems inspired by the games. Followed by three poems. The first poem is titled: FAST-LOOMING HAIR. Five o’clock shadow on my legs in summer, I have a complicated relationship with you. Sitting

Rosa Moxham is a Glasgow based artist, writer and performance poet. Her practice uses cut and paste methods interwoven with anecdotes to create relatable narratives often regarding issues faced by workers in precarious industries. She has performed at a wide array of events and exhibitions in Scotland, including a poetry showcase with the BBC’s “words first” last summer as well as multiple events organised by various trade unions. Rosa enjoys working collectively and has participated in a number of collaborative projects.

You can follow her on Facebook or Instagram.

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