Telling Times: The Poetry of W.S. Merwin (1927-2019)
Instructor: Sr. Fran McManus, RSM
Mondays | October 5th – November 30th | No class Oct. 12th
6:00pm – 8:00pm
ZOOM
Fee: $60.00
Text: Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley). The Essential W.S. Merwin. Port Townsend, Washington : Copper Canyon Press, [2017], 2017.
In the introduction to our course text, Merwin’s longtime editor Michael Wiegers notes: Merwin’s poems have illuminated their tumultuous times, global and domestic, and all the while he has, through his poetry, consistently discovered and created grace.” For the first hour and a half, we will discuss the poet’s work. During the last half hour of our gathering we will have the opportunity to write poems in response to the themes and techniques discussed during class. This last half hour of the class is optional; the class welcomes readers and writers of poetry.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
FRAN McMANUS,R.S.M., is a published poet and playwright, is a member of the Dramatists Guild and adjunct instructor in English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. A Sister of Mercy, Fran holds an M.A. in humanities and an M.A. in English/Creative Writing. Her most recent publications include the prose work, Coffee with Mary, published by St. Anthony’s Guild, and “After-Hours Prayer,” published in the 2018 edition of Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry.