https://youtu.be/OaJTtfmTOHM?si=UVVRevC0AmQLW-xp Topic: W.S. MerwinHost: Amory & LindaPoem: “Elegy For A Walnut Tree” Recorded: January 30, 2021 Four W.S. Merwin Poems Today Poetry Club discusses…everything and nothing. Friends gathering for a check-in during the pandemic, wandering from topic to topic. Amory shares a book review of “Before the Ever After” by Jacqueline Woodson about NFL players who sufferedContinueContinue reading “Poetry Club Talks…W.S. Merwin Part 2”
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Poetry Club Talks…W.S. Merwin Part 1
Poetry Club discusses two poems by American poet W.S. Merwin (b.1927-d.2019), “Thank You” and “For the Anniversary of My Death”.
Poetry Club Talks…Translation with Sean Dwyer
https://youtu.be/kDveHzDSvnY?si=0aAAx93WNPwgSx_Q Topic: TranslationHost: RonPoem: W.S. Merwin’s translation of Pablo Neruda’s “Poema 20”Recorded: January 9, 2021 Dwyer vs Merwin / Poem 20 We have a guest this week! Author, poet, musician, Western Washington University Spanish professor, and host of the monthly Village Books Open Mic Sean Dwyer joins the club today. Under the microscope are twoContinueContinue reading “Poetry Club Talks…Translation with Sean Dwyer”