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DRONE comprises a suite of fourteen poems (chants) reflecting upon the social progress of humanity. Our continued emphasis on a global economy rather than a global community anchors us to a narrow set of uninspired constructs. These conservative fabrications largely ignore empirical evidence that suggests there may be better humanizing alternatives to the current polarizing and adversarial systems to which we cling.
As we consider ourselves to be the loftiest mammal in the highest Order of Primates I chose to evolve the poems (chants) around that specific word: ‘primate’. The challenge was to employ a majority of words in the English language that rhyme with ‘primate’ without using any of them more than once throughout the suite.
To increase the sense of a prolonged primitive chant the poems are minimalist in structure. The pounding tetrameter cadence is meant to imply the reiteration of a heartbeat: du-duh, du-duh, du-duh, du duh...
Ideally, it’s intended these poems be spoken aloud as one continuous chant.
Charles Rocco
Personal Statement:I’ve always maintained a belief in the importance of the integration of institutional education with practical workplace experience. As such, I’ve pursued a balance between my activities as an educator, an administrator, and a practicing artist endeavoring to see life as an experience to be undertaken with energy and a sense of adventure. This is why I’ve chosen a lifestyle that allows me to interact flexibly within a variety of cultural and social settings.Professional positions:1992 to presentFull time practice of art.1990 to 1992Co-editor:Mask Magazine (Education Journal), Victorian Association of Drama in Education, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia.Lecturer (sessional):Arts Education Methodology, Language, Literacy and Arts Education Department, Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia.1990 to 1994Teacher Year 12 VCE Art:Northern Metropolitan TAFE, University High Adult Evening School campus, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia.1982 to 1990Chairperson:Visual and Performing Arts Faculty, Whitefriars College, Donvale, Victoria, Australia.1980 to 1981Director:N.S.W. Regional Art Gallery at Broken Hill, New South Wales.Deputy chairperson (elected post):Regional Galleries Association of N.S.W., Sydney, N.S.W.,Australia.1979 to 1980Education Officer:Council of Adult Education - The Arts Train travelling rural workshops, Weekend Workshops, and the Summer Metropolitan Arts programs, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.1977 to 1978Teacher:Tusbab Provincial High School, Madang, Papua New Guinea.Artifacts collector:Ramu River region of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.1974 to 1976Head of Department:Media Studies, Huntingdale Technical School, Oakleigh South, Victoria, Australia.1972 to 1973Lecturer:Jewellery/Silversmithing and Photography, Fine and Applied Arts Faculty, Institiut Teknoloji Mara, Shah Alam, Malaysia.1968 to 1972Bachelor of Arts in applied arts and teaching certification:Kean University (formerly Newark State College), Union, New Jersey, United States.
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Drone - Charles Rocco
DRONE
an epic poem about us
by Charles Rocco
Copyright (c) Charles Rocco 2014
Smashwords Edition
ISBN 9781310026898
First published in electronic format in 2014 through Smashwords.
The moral right of Charles Rocco to be identified as the author and illustrator of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
This book remains the copyrighted property of the author and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial purposes without the written permission of Charles Rocco.
Thank you for your interest.
About Charles Rocco
Introduction
DRONE comprises a suite of fourteen poems, originally written as a prolonged rhyming chant to accompany one of my sculpture exhibitions, reflecting upon the social progress of humanity. Arguably, as the most sophisticated life form so far discovered in the universe, one would think we might have developed more comprehensive social concepts than we have to date. Our continued emphasis on a global economy rather than a global community anchors us to a narrow set of uninspired constructs. These conservative fabrications largely ignore empirical evidence suggesting there may be better humanizing alternatives to the current polarizing and adversarial systems to which we cling.
As we consider ourselves to be the loftiest mammal in the highest Order of Primates I chose to evolve the poems (chants) around that specific word: ‘primate’. The