Poetry of Our Time

Poetry of Our Time

Zoom Video Conference | This program is completed

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1/10/2022-2/28/2022

10:00 AM-12:00 PM on Mon

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$25.00

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Joy, trauma, intimacy, loss, humor, love, and nature – poetry expresses the light and dark of the human experience. Come join us to share the poems that move you, to discover new voices that speak to you through the magic of poetry.

Forget the old chestnuts of Longfellow and Shakespeare, and get ready to explore the satirical and soul-felt, the compassionate and wrathful poems from the poets of our time. Likely poets might include any whose work is available online through the Poetry Foundation, etc. such as: Mark Doty, Billy Collins, Louise Gluck, Joy Harjo, Sharon Olds, Wendel Berry, Mary Oliver, Robert Hass, Naomi Shihab Nye, etc.

Format: Participants will be required to select a poet for a brief presentation, which includes prior sharing of 3-4 poems along with discussion questions.

Resources/Expenses: No costs are anticipated, but all participants must have access to both a computer and printer. Coordinators will provide the online sources for the poets and their poems.

Bill loves nature and science, belongs to the Skyscrapers, the local Astronomy club, and volunteers for the R. I. Audubon. His interest in animal cognition has been sparked in reading An Immense World…, on which his "An Immense World" course is based. In addition, Bill has coordinated courses on poetry, Jazz and winter waterfowl. He is a widely published poet and author of two books of poetry, Templates and more recently Imperfect Mirrors, Indelible Myths. An animated version of his poem Seasonal Nights was selected for an international online poetry film/poetry festival through REELpoetry 2020 out of Houston, TX.

Schaeffer, Ira

Ira is an active writer with advanced degrees in English, whose poems have appeared in various print and e-publications. Ira’s mantra could be “Serious Fun,” in his approach to his life and art. Ira has previously coordinated courses for LLC, including Short Stories, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Poetry Workshop.