Ancient Greek Poetry
Poets House, Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 6:30pm
Anne Carson, If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho.; Yopie Prins discusses Homer and Sappho.
• 6:30pm A Performance of Bracko with Anne Carson, Robert Currie and friends • 7:00pm Passwords: Yopie Prins on Homer and Sappho This evening dedicated to classical Greek poetry begins with a performance of Bracko, orchestrated by poet/translator Anne Carson and artist Robert Currie, based on Carson's translations If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho. Scholar Yopie Prins, author of Victorian Sappho and several essays on the poet, will present a talk on Homer's influence on Sappho. $10, $7 for students and seniors, free to Poets House Members (rmharris)… (more)
• 6:30pm A Performance of Bracko with Anne Carson, Robert Currie and friends • 7:00pm Passwords: Yopie Prins on Homer and Sappho This evening dedicated to classical Greek poetry begins with a performance of Bracko, orchestrated by poet/translator Anne Carson and artist Robert Currie, based on Carson's translations If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho. Scholar Yopie Prins, author of Victorian Sappho and several essays on the poet, will present a talk on Homer's influence on Sappho. $10, $7 for students and seniors, free to Poets House Members (rmharris)… (more)


