What Sparks Poetry:
Teri Ellen Cross Davis on Lucille Clifton's "study the masters"
"In 'study the masters,' I immediately see 'aunt timmie' as my grandmother, as my great aunt ironing the master poet’s linen. I love how 'he' is not what the poem is about—'he' is a consequence, a step on the ladder to 'aunt timmie.' In fact, it is 'aunt timmie' who is centered at the beginning of the poem; her invisible labor made visible drives the poem. America is the result of that labor, the last word." |
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Shakespeare First Folio Arrives in Canada
"A rare first edition of William Shakespeare's Comedies Histories and Tragedies, a volume containing 36 of Shakespeare’s 38 known plays, is now in the collections of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Library....'The First Folio is a cornerstone of English literature and with this donation, we are able to bring this cultural treasure into public ownership,' says KatherineKalsbeek, head of rare books and special collections at UBC Library."
via SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE |
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