Poetry Book Club: "The Essential Ruth Stone"
About this Event
This monthly book club, led by Doug Knowlton, is for those who like to read and discuss poetry. It celebrates the integral role of poets and poetry in life and literature. August's selection is The Essential Ruth Stone - expertly and sensitively selected by her granddaughter Biana, it bears witness to a vivid fifty-year career of one of America's most influential and pioneering poets.
We meet in person in the loft of our store in The Mark building at 117 South Pineapple Avenue. The cost is your purchase of the book ($18), which can be picked up at Bookstore1 any time before our meeting.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Distilling twelve books into a single volume―from the wild formalism of her early work to the science-filled cosmic intellect of her final collection―The Essential Ruth Stone shows a visionary poet with a physical grasp on language. Dazzling, humorous and grief-stricken poems explore the continuity of loss and love, in the spectral appearances of the dead husband, to portraits of an American childhood, life during wartime, and complex metaphysical inquiries into consciousness itself. Ruth Stone's feminism, mysticism and overall fierceness shine through her wit and passion. Moving gracefully between the loneliness of grief and loss to the fullness of life and love, Stone approaches all her subjects with a profound humanity, an understanding born from her own lived experiences.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Ruth Stone (1915–2011) was one of America's most acclaimed poets. Although she published her first collection in 1959, much of her widespread recognition came later in life, culminating in the National Book Award for In the Next Galaxy, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the prestigious Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets. She taught at universities across the country and remained a prolific writer well into her nineties. Her poetry is celebrated for its wit, emotional depth, and fearless examination of love, loss, and the natural world.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 21.28
