Is anybody else on AB familiar with the Poetry of John August Wood?
Wood, John A. Elegiac Stanza on a Photograph of Ethel Rosenberg in Her Kitchen, Volume 132, July 1978, Page 200 Afternoon with an Aesthete, Volume 132, July 1978, Page 200 Lecture “Sex, Death and God: Reflections on Poetry and History” A reading, lecture, and slide show on Poetry and History Sat, Mar 15, 2008 7 pm Business Conference Center Lake Charles, LA Dr. Wood thinks that poetry has been misdirected. We now — mistakenly, he says – think that poetry must consist only of deeply serious, contemplative, personal meditations. But he says that humor has a definite place in poetry, and that we need narratives that tell stories and engage the reader in more than just the life of the poet. He explored these thoughts in a lecture at Harvard’s Barker Center for the Humanities, and he’s coming back to Lake Charles to continue the discussion. He will give us his thoughts on poetry and history, illustrated by slides of 20th century sculpture and painting and 19th century photographs, and acco
