Poetry for Pleasure in the Winter, with Barry Wallenstein

Poetry for Pleasure in the Winter, with Barry Wallenstein
February 6, 2024 @ 1:00-2:15pm

These lectures with discussion will involve close readings of poems – classic, modern, and contemporary. Our aim is to listen to the sound poems make. What makes a successful language performance? We will discuss these works’ emotional truth, unity of expression, and attention-holding, pleasure-providing use of language. Philip Fried is Barry’s guest poet.

Here is the poetry book for the winter semester: CLICK HERE We'll discuss the poems on these pages:

• And Death Shall Have No Dominion by Dylan Thomas – p. 30
• Snow-Flakes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow – p. 45
• Atlanta and More Things, & Horatio! by Philip Fried – pp. 66-67
• Paul Robeson & The Pool Players Seven at the Golden Shovel by Gwendolyn Brooks – p. 49
• The Bellbird by Isabella Slattery-Shannon – p. 55
• The Crocodile & The Mock Turtle’s Song by Lewis Carroll – p. 54
• Out, Out by Robert Frost – p. 57