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The Twenty-Sixth Annual
WALLACE STEVENS BIRTHDAY BASH
Saturday, November 6, 2021, 3:00pm
Featuring guest speaker—
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| Edward Hirsch |
"Sunday Morning with Wallace Stevens"
Edward Hirsch, a MacArthur Fellow, has published ten books of poems, most recently Gabriel: A Poem (2014) and Stranger by Night (2020).
He has also published six prose books about poetry, including A Poet's Glossary (2014) and 100 Poems to Break Your Heart (2021).
His new book, The Heart of American Poetry, will be published next spring. He is the president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Followed by a special musical offering—
Robert Carl performs "13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird,"
a bagatelle set for a narrating pianist, inspired by the Wallace Stevens Walk.
Zoom Event: Please RSVP and you will receive a Zoom link and password prior to the event.
RSVP to Jim Finnegan: JforJames@aol.com
Also, you may want to have a copy of "Sunday Morning" at hand:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/13261/sunday-morning
This event is presented by Hartford Public Library (hplct.org)
and the Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens (stevenspoetry.org).
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