BOOKISH: Jews and Booze, black ballerinas and ain't no Houellebecq Girl. (Sorry)

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BOOKISH: Jews and Booze, black ballerinas and ain't no Houellebecq Girl. (Sorry)

POSTED: Thursday, February 23, 2012, 5:00 PM
Filed Under: Critical Mass | Events Books

Each week, Nina Willbach puts together a rundown of book-centric events. This week: Jews and Booze, black ballerinas and ain't no Houellebecq Girl. [Sorry for that. —ed.]

Thurs., Feb. 23

Ecopoetics

Poets have long been inspired by the natural world, and poetic traditions are steeped in descriptions of landscape and a deep appreciation for the earth. In an effort to keep this tradition alive, poets like Marcella Durand and Cara Benson have created work under the emerging discipline of ecopoetics, which seeks to re-forge the connection between poetry and nature. Durand's recent publications Deep Eco Pré, Area and Traffic and Weather explore the relationship between human bodies and the habitats we live in. Cara Benson, whose resume includes teaching at a New York State Prison, takes on the troubled world of agribusiness in her book The Secret of Milk, a treatise/essay/poem about the dairy industry and how it hurts both animals and humans. In a world increasingly removed from natural ecosystems, these two women give new credence to poetry as the timeless medium for appreciating the world around us. 

Noon, free, Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, writing.upenn.edu/wh/

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