Part A (“Neuro” poem):
The first Day’s Night had come – Emily Dickinson
The first Day’s Night had come –
And grateful that a thing
So terrible – had been endured –
I told my Soul to sing –
She said her Strings were snapt –
Her Bow – to Atoms blown –
And so to mend her – gave me work
Until another Morn –
And then – a Day as huge
As Yesterdays in pairs,
Unrolled its horror in my face –
Until it blocked my eyes –
My Brain – begun to laugh –
I mumbled – like a fool –
And tho’ ’tis Years ago – that Day –
My Brain keeps giggling – still.
And Something’s odd – within –
That person that I was –
And this One – do not feel the same –
Could it be Madness – this?
Part B (top 3 choices for project):
- Starn Twins (artists-Structures of Thought)
- Jessica Rankin (artist who created a series of “mental maps” that explores the idea of memory, intuition and interpretation)
- Susan Aldworth (neurology patient, created “brainscapes”)