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In a Sentimental Mood, Part II

May 26, 2011 by Kathleen Rooney

Day two of the final Reading Poetry presentations on collections of contemporary poetry went as beautifully as day one. The 9:40 am section delivered this visual interpretation of Our Dead Behind Us by Audre Lorde…

…and this camera-shaped one of Angle of Yaw by Ben Lerner……and this one of Madonna Anno Domini by Joshua Clover, featuring dryer sheets to evoke his dry landscapes and tones: The 11:20 section delivered this visual interpretation of The Cow by Ariana Reines……and this one of Midpoint and Other Poems by John Updike, featuring rabbit fur (get it?)……and mind-blowing detail……and last but not least, this one of Crush by Richard Siken:

More to come next week!

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