re-reading Ashbery’s “Hard Times” in a time of pandemic
During our May 13, 2020, live interactive webcast, we talked about re-reading John Ashbery’s “Hard Times” a time of pandemic. Here is that segment of the webcast:
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We recommend Ashbery’s “Hard Times”
Today i want to mention and recommend just one poem we read this week—John Ashbery’s “Hard Times.” Ashbery is not really—or not often directly, anyway—a political poet. But “Hard Times” gives you a sense...
On the experience of re-reading the New York School
During a 2018 live webcast for week 7, we discussed the experience of re-reading the New York School poets. Here is that 4-minute clip:
