Poetics of Listening

Book Presentation

From self-determination to social participation, somatic healing to collective repair, political recognition to ecological engagement, listening is supportive for negotiating our most fundamental challenges. Poetics of Listening considers listening to be not only important to social struggles, but also a form of poetic imagination and communion. It moves listening toward a broader application and view and challenges us to think more broadly about what it means to hear and be heard within today’s complex environments.

Ricarda Denzer, Art and Communication Practices, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Mariella Greil, Angewandte Performance Lab, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Brandon LaBelle, artistic director, The Listening Biennial, Berlin

Brandon LaBelle, Poetics of Listening: Inner Life, Social Transformation, Planetary Practices, New York: Bloomsbury Academic 2025

In cooperation with Angewandte Performance Lab – APL.