Poetry is the sound of words, a column of air, rhythms in language.
Pinsky, who is currently serving as the consultant in poetry to the U.S. Library of Congress, eloquently shared his thoughts and opinions Nov. 17 during a presentation to students in McKinnon Theatre. I'm interested in voiced and unvoiced consonants. It's an art like music, but an art based on breath. If I can get the series of questions right, I can find the shape. What holds it together is the physical thing a concentration of the successful combination of will and dialog.