Petrarch’s Hangover: An Argument in Five Sonnets
An exploration of disproportion in the Petrarchan sonnet structure, looking at a James Joyce-designed necklace and poetry from the 14th century to the present.
Tag: 30 Poems: Close Readings
Poetry of the City with Victor Hernández Cruz
By Rigoberto González
Posted Jan 31, 2019
An exploration of “the collusion and collision of peoples and cultures” in the poetry of Victor Hernández Cruz.
Poetry of the City with Cynthia Cruz
By Rigoberto González
Posted Jan 24, 2019
A look at a poem by Cynthia Cruz, who uses “the fragment and a truncated rhythm” to depict a speaker at odds with a city’s opulence.
Poetry of the City with C. P. Cavafy
By Rigoberto González
Posted Jan 10, 2019
An examination of a poem by C. P. Cavafy in which “the city triggers memory, keeps receipts, and preserves the details of personal tragedy and transgression.”
Poetry of the City with Walt Whitman
By Rigoberto González
Posted Jan 2, 2019
Rigoberto González explores the poem “Mannahatta,” Whitman’s ode to “a skyline made of iron and cement.”
Poetry of the City with Percy Bysshe Shelley
By Rigoberto González
Posted Dec 27, 2018
A look at Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias” as a cautionary tale of the end of a great king and his empire.
A Shadowy Exultation with Edward Hirsch Has Audio Source
MacArthur Award-winning poet and critic Edward Hirsch considers how five 19th- and 20-century poets treat luminous moments and visionary experiences. It is “Within a Moment: a Pulsation of…
Apr
21
Carl Phillips
Foliage & Pattern: 30th Anniversary Event with Carl Phillips Has Audio Source
L.A. Times Book Award-winner Carl Phillips discusses how pattern makes for meaning and muscularity in five poems. Author of over a dozen poetry books and two…
Apr
14
Erica Hunt (c) Erika Kapin
Between “Soft” and “Hard” Clocks: A Meditation on Temporality: 30th Anniversary with Erica Hunt Has Audio Source
Poet, essayist, and teacher Erica Hunt considers five poems and how they frame time: tense, tempo, slippage, archive, and prophecy. Author of several books of poetry, including …
The City: A 30th Anniversary Event with Rigoberto Gonzalez Has Audio Source
Lambda Award-winning poet Rigoberto González considers five poems that explore the city. As the bittersweet symbol of order and chaos, progress and decay, community and overcrowding, the city…