Matthew Rohrer's short lecture, “Poetry is Not a Symbol,” was co-presented by the Hugo House on May 17, 2017 in Seattle, WA.
Read Rohrer's essay, "Instead of Trying So Much, Why Don't You Just Try a Little?" <a href="https://bagleywrightlectures.org/post/160194144550/matthew-rohrer-instead-of-trying-so-much-why" target="_blank">here</a>.

Matthew Rohrer's short lecture, “Poetry is Not a Symbol,” was co-presented by the Hugo House on May 17, 2017 in Seattle, WA. Read Rohrer's essay, "Instead of Trying So Much, Why Don't You Just Try a Little?" here.

Matthew Rohrer's&nbsp;short lecture, “Poetry is Not a Symbol,” was co-presented by the Hugo House on&nbsp;May 17, 2017 in&nbsp;Seattle, WA.
Read Rohrer's essay, "Instead of Trying So Much, Why Don't You Just Try a Little?" <a href="https://bagleywrightlectures.org/post/160194144550/matthew-rohrer-instead-of-trying-so-much-why" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

6.2 Matthew Rohrer: "Poetry is Not a Symbol"

Featuring recordings from the BWLS archive, in which contemporary poets explore their thinking on poetry &amp; poetics, &amp; give a series of lectures resulting from these investigations. Season 9 features lectures by Lisa Jarnot. Seasons 1-8 include lectures by Joshua Beckman, Dorothea Lasky, Terrance Hayes, Cedar Sigo, Douglas Kearney, and Rachel Zucker, as well as recordings from the 2018 BWLS conference, "You Are Who I'm Talking To: Poetry, Attention &amp; Audience," and The Seattle Series, which ran from 2016-2018 and includes recordings of Don Mee Choi, Tyehimba Jess, Ange Mlinko, and more.

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Featuring recordings from the BWLS archive, in which contemporary poets explore their thinking on poetry & poetics, & give a series of lectures resulting from these investigations. Season 9 features lectures by Lisa Jarnot. Seasons 1-8 include lectures by Joshua Beckman, Dorothea Lasky, Terrance Hayes, Cedar Sigo, Douglas Kearney, and Rachel Zucker, as well as recordings from the 2018 BWLS conference, "You Are Who I'm Talking To: Poetry, Attention & Audience," and The Seattle Series, which ran from 2016-2018 and includes recordings of Don Mee Choi, Tyehimba Jess, Ange Mlinko, and more.

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