Line tamer.
Last weekend I attended a master class at Poets House. It was focused on collaboration and led by Anne Carson and Robert Currie. I’ve been intrigued by the Carson/Currie collaborations in recent years that I’ve seen around NYC, and the timing of it seemed perfect given my interests right now. I’ve been wading into the Read More …
As with last year’s list, this is a list of books I read this year that stuck with me in some way. There were many books published this year that I have yet to read (a boy only has so many hours in a day!) and they are sitting in a pile here. I’ll get Read More …
Check out a video of Anne Carson and company performing the beginning of “Possessive Used As Drink (Me): A Lecture on Pronouns in the Form of 15 Sonnets” on the 92nd Street Y Blog. Anne Carson reading “Possessive Used As Drink (Me): A Lecture on Pronouns in the Form of 15 Sonnets”
I heart the Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson. I was introduced to her work during grad school by my friend Suzanne Hancock (also from Canada and also an amazing poet; check out her Another Name for Bridge). I had heard much about Anne’s Autobiography of Red and Suzanne lent me her copy. I read it in Read More …