VITAL LEGACIES: Modern and Contemporary American Poets Speak to Us and to Each Other

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William Carlos Williams', Robert Hayden's, and W.H. Auden's vision is a gift to us, as is that of Cornelius Eady, Elaine Equi, and William Matthews. Equi's inventive lean poems speak back to revolutionary Williams, as he spoke to her, as both of them to us. Eady's recent project on Phyllis Wheatley speaks back to Hayden's "Letter from Phyllis Wheatley," and both of them to us. Auden's generous wit, personal and political, spoke to multi-dimensional Matthews, as both of them speak to us. Both Equi and Eady will also visit our class. This literal and figurative talking will inform our readings and discussions, as well as two essays, a mid-term project, final project, and your constant participation.