Poetry for Pleasure in the Winter: January 9, with Barry Wallenstein
Poetry for Pleasure in the Winter, with Barry Wallenstein
January 9, 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. Barry is the author of 12 collections of poetry, most recently It’s About Time, as well as Time on the Move and Tony’s Blues (bilingual French & English).
Here is the poetry book for the semester: CLICK HERE
Our first class on Jan 9, we'll discuss the poems on these pages:
- Psalm 139 by King David – p. 5
- Native American Prayer by Sioux Chief “Yellow Hawk” – p. 7
- From Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas – p. 8
- Walls Trembling Like Horses by Dimitry Blizniuk – p. 20
- Displaced by Mosab Abu Toha – p. 79
- Common Cold by Ogden Nash– pp. 52, 53
- Snow Storm by Emerson – p. 13