Five Wednesdays: Jan. 12-Feb. 16
"To have great poets," Walt Whitman said, "there must be great audiences, too." He wanted not just many readers but also able readers,open-minded and demanding. It's a need we still have today. Are all poems good? What makes a poem worth the effort of reading it? How do we enjoy and judge the seemingly obscure or difficult poem? To get at such questions, we will do a lot of reading, a bit of writing if desired, and a great deal of discussion. We'll look at famous and favorite poets from several centuries and from several literatures (nominations welcome); explore our reactions; and try together to see what makes a poem tick—or not. Widely-published local poet and author John Hartco-edits the venerable all-poetry journal Blue Unicorn, now in its 34th year.
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