Poetry Day on Sharon OldsLead by Rachel MannSaturday, 20th March, 201010:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sharon Olds (born 1942) is widely read and admired in the United States of America but is less well known in Britain. Raised in a ‘hell-fire Calvinist’ household, she has said that what she wants to do in her poetry is ‘make sense of my life’. ‘I am not an intellectual ... I’m interested in ordinary life.’ Her poetry deals with family relationships, love and marriage, and raw, difficult emotions as well as delight and joy. Rachel Mann is a poet and ordained priest. She is currently poet in residence at Manchester Cathedral. Copies of poems will be provided. The day will be structured but informal. Tea and coffee will be available from 10:00 a.m. Bring your own lunch. If you can’t manage the whole day, feel free to come to part of it. This is one of a series of poetry days regularly held in church. The next will be on Christina Rossetti on Saturday, 15th May and will be led by Rev. Dr. Alison Milbank from Nottingham University. |
