Poetry for Pleasure in the Spring, with Barry Wallenstein
Poetry for Pleasure in the Spring, with Barry Wallenstein
April, 23, 2023 @ 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. is Barry’s guest poet this week is Alicia Ostriker.
In our class on April 23, we’ll discuss the following poems:
- Water by Rita Satz – p. 91
- A Fairly Sad Tale by Dorothy Parker – p. 16
- Menstruation by Lucile Clifton – pp. 36-37
- Summer & All That Year by Alicia Ostriker – pp. 80-81
- Exiles by Marilyn Hacker – p. 38
- Love is Not All & Souvenir by Edna St. Vincent Millay – pp. 27-28
- To O.E.A. by Claude McKay – p. 30
- Madrigal for the Newly Pregnant by Alice Notley – p. 64
Here is the poetry book for the semester: CLICK HERE