Phrases towards a Kinepoetics

This sequence of twenty-five poems is the latest product of a sixteen-year process of integrating dance and movement into my poetic practice. The poems draw on the practice of Five Rhythms, Movement Medicine, Authentic Movement, Alexander Technique, Qi Gong and Iyengar Yoga, as well as encounters with artists and researchers in the areas of Dance Movement Psychotherapy (Vicky Karkou); philosophy (Kyoo Lee) and contemporary dance and poetry (Billie Hanne). The poems process these experiences and speculate on further areas of enquiry and articulate the term kinepoetics for the first time in relation to this interdisciplinary practice