First-Year Seminar Presents
Bracko
Monday, April 23, 2018
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
4:45 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
4:45 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
A reading of Sappho's poetry by Anne Carson, with Amy Khoshbin, Robert Currie, Nick Flynn, and Sam Anderson
First-Year Seminar explores the poetry of Sappho through the lens of acclaimed Canadian poet, essayist, and translator Anne Carson, whose translation, If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho, we have been reading this semester.
First, Carson will present "Bracko," a multimedia recitation of Sappho's poetry in four voices with accompanying video. Then she will be joined by artist Amy Khoshbin for a discussion on artistic freedom in the ancient world and today, in which students are invited to participate.
In addition to welcoming Sappho’s distinguished translator to First-Year Seminar, this event celebrates an extraordinary moment in the history of Sappho’s poetry. Her bittersweet lyrics on love, longing, and loss, which have survived the millennia in tantalizing fragments, recently made headlines worldwide after the rare discovery of previously unknown poems.
First, Carson will present "Bracko," a multimedia recitation of Sappho's poetry in four voices with accompanying video. Then she will be joined by artist Amy Khoshbin for a discussion on artistic freedom in the ancient world and today, in which students are invited to participate.
In addition to welcoming Sappho’s distinguished translator to First-Year Seminar, this event celebrates an extraordinary moment in the history of Sappho’s poetry. Her bittersweet lyrics on love, longing, and loss, which have survived the millennia in tantalizing fragments, recently made headlines worldwide after the rare discovery of previously unknown poems.
Further details are available from your FYSEM instructor. Attendance will be taken.
For more information, call 845-758-7514, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://bard.edu/fys.
Time: 4:45 pm – 6:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater