REGISTER BELOW
(Note: The schedule below has been pushed back)
Lunch 12:00 | Master Class 1:00-4:30 | Wine & Cheese 4:30-5:30
This master class is intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. Others interested in attending should contact William Hurley at whurley@lumenchristi.org for more details.
The nature, form, and purpose of poetry was called radically into question in the last century, and yet even now this art form remains a paradigm for what it means to make for the sake of beauty.
In this master class, we will consider an account of poetry grounded in the four essential M’s (making, memory, metaphor, and meter) to see what it discloses about the function of the art in general. We shall then study and savor a handful of poems that bring particular clarity to each of these essential qualities. Preparation includes reading the final chapter of The Fortunes of Poetry in an Age of Unmaking; a small anthology of poems will be distributed for consideration during the class itself.
Participants will receive a copy of The Fortunes of Poetry in an Age of Unmaking.
