Tag: Stephen Burt

  • Nation & World

    Poetic wandering

    This walking tour pairs classic Harvard landmarks with a sampling of the poets connected to the University — all in honor of National Poetry Month.

    5 minutes
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    ‘Dream Songs’ and demons

    This month John Berryman’s longtime publisher, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, is marking his 100th birthday by reissuing some of his best-known work.

    4 minutes
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    Between the lines

    Three Harvard faculty members divulge an influential book in this installment of Harvard Bound.

    1 minute
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    The power of trans

    “Trans Arts” was a two-hour panel Wednesday of poets, critics, and performers who in some cases identify with the gender opposite from the bodies into which they were born.

    6 minutes
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    Poetry in motion

    Something about Harvard, one of the world’s most rigorous universities also helps poets to blossom. It has a lyric legacy that spans hundreds of years and helped to shape the world’s literary canon.

    12 minutes
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    Faculty of Arts and Sciences announces 2010-11 full professors

    The following faculty members have been named full professors with tenure in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: Stephen Burt, Peter Der Manuelian, David Howell, Martin Puchner, and Gu-Yeon Wei.

    1 minute
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    The Art of the Sonnet

    Stephen Burt, an English professor and renowned poet and critic, and co-writer David Mikics have collected 100 sonnets — the longest-lived poetic form — and offer their insights on each 14-line masterpiece.

    1 minute
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    Close Calls with Nonsense: Reading New Poetry

    In 30 essays Burt serves up literary criticism like you’ve never seen it before — his charming, excited prose unknots the web or poetry and knits a tapestry.

    1 minute