Title: [The biographical approach to poetry
Authors: Ignatow, David, 1914-1997; Academy of American Poets.; Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard College Library).
Subjects: Poetry.; Poets Biography
Abstract: Ignatow speaks on the topic of "the biographical approach to poetry," asking whether knowledge of the life of the artist is essential to understanding his work. Much of the discussion has to do with exploring effective ways to teach poetry to students. A question and answer period follows, with the discussion cut off after 90 minutes.
Contents: (Poems read during lecture): The commonplace ; Song of myself [selections] / Walt Whitman -- Chicago / Carl Sandburg -- Fire and ice / Robert Frost -- Shine, perishing republic / Robinson Jeffers -- Holy sonnet IX / John Donne -- Ode to a Grecian urn / John Keats -- How come ; Walt Whitman in the Civil War hospital ; All quiet ; February 7, 1965 ; Political cartoon / David Ignatow.