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Wilton Reads: Spring Poetry Seminars with Judson Scruton: From the Atlantic to the Pacific - Imagination is Prolific
Thursday, April 04, 2024
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Wilton Library
Rimer Room
Event Details
Please join us for a special poetry seminar series with Judson Scruton as part of this year’s Wilton Reads program which features Cristina Henriquez’s The Great Divide, an epic novel on the construction of the Panama Canal. His series will run on four Thursday mornings starting on April 4 at 10:30am. A packet with a detailed schedule of readings and links to the poems will be distributed in advance.
As part of this year's Wilton Reads at Wilton Library, Judson Scruton will conduct four seminars mingling literary responses to two massive undertakings that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans:
As part of this year's Wilton Reads at Wilton Library, Judson Scruton will conduct four seminars mingling literary responses to two massive undertakings that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans:
- the building of the Transcontinental Railroad (1863-1960) featuring poems by Bret Hart, Walt Whitman, Theodore Roethke, and others
- the building of the Panama Canal (1904-1914) featuring Henriquez’s novel The Great Divide
Although he will be making references to the novel throughout the series, the primary discussion related to the novel will be on the fourth Thursday of these seminars, April 25th.
Advance registration is required. Register online or call 203-762-6334.
There is no charge for this program. By registering for the first
session you will automatically be registered for all four sessions. This
lecture series is made possible with the support of the Literary Series
in Memory of Amy Quigley. Please email Andrea Sato with any questions
at asato@wiltonlibrary.org.
Judson Scruton M.A. (The Johns Hopkins University, The Writing Seminars, specializing in poetry) has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. In his career as an educator Judson has also directed publications, communications, public relations, and development at a variety of educational institutions in the U.S. and U.K. including the Newberry Library in Chicago.
Judson Scruton M.A. (The Johns Hopkins University, The Writing Seminars, specializing in poetry) has taught creative writing and literature at prep schools and universities. In his career as an educator Judson has also directed publications, communications, public relations, and development at a variety of educational institutions in the U.S. and U.K. including the Newberry Library in Chicago.
Event Type(s): Wilton Reads
Age Group(s): Adults
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