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SUMMARY:Book Club: The Wild Iris #2
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: Louise Glück’s (1943
– 2023) collection of poems ‘The Wild Iris’ is completely out
of the ordinary, deeply personal and surprisingly accessible. Tha
t cocktail makes it both lauded and popular; as well as a perfect b
ook for our Library Book Club. The movement of poems takes place in
a garden in bloom; on the threshold of spring and summer.
The
Library Book Club is everybody’s book club. Fancy a refreshing rea
d, a change of scenery and a nourishing encounter? Come and
read The Wild Iris with us!
About the book and its author
Louise Glück was
a poet from the USA. She received many prizes and several honorary d
octorates throughout her life; as well as the Nobel Prize in Literatu
re in 2020. Appearing as her sixth collection of poetry, The
Wild Iris ended up winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry o
f 1993. It is still one of her most popular and critically acclaimed
books.
Glück’s poetry is very personal and uses few po
etic techniques, such as rhyme or alliteration: her poems have an alm
ost conversational style. Desire and nature are among the prevalent t
hemes in her work.
Practicalities
Schedule
5:30 p.m. walk
-in: you’re welcome to come in early, to bridge time or to bring an
d have dinner.
6:15 p.m. opening: w
e kick off with a round of introductions, and a brief introduction of
the book.
6:25 p.m. group discussi
on: we share our experience and findings reading the book so far.&nbs
p;
7:25 p.m. summarising: we look ahead t
o the next session and summarise today’s session.
7:45 p.m. end or socialising: we end the session, al
though you’re welcome to stick around until the building closes.&nb
sp;
About the Library Book Club
The Library Book Club is for anyone roaming VU’s campus. We read a
few books each year, and try to throw something new into th
e mix each time; passing fiction and non-fiction, poetry an
d prose, short stories and longer ones along the way. Our l
ibrarians select three candidates for a season and you get
to vote. If you’d like to engage with this group more oft
en, the easiest way to get involved is through the group chat (WhatsApp).
DESCRIPTION: The Library Book Club is everybody’s book club. Fancy a
refreshing read, a change of scenery and a nourishing enco
unter? Come and read The Wild Iris with us!
About the book and its author
Louise
Glück was a poet from the USA. She received many prizes and several
honorary doctorates throughout her life; as well as the Nobel Prize i
n Literature in 2020. Appearing as her sixth collection of poetry,&nb
sp;The Wild Iris ended up winning the Pulitzer Prize fo
r Poetry of 1993. It is still one of her most popular and critically
acclaimed books. Glück’s poetry is very personal and uses fe
w poetic techniques, such as rhyme or alliteration: her poems have an
almost conversational style. Desire and nature are among the prevale
nt themes in her work. Practicalities
;
- We’ve picked the Carcanet&n
bsp;edition of 1996 as a reference point (ISBN&nbs
p;9781857542233), but the Ecco edition of 1992 (ISBN 978088
0013345) shouldn’t be all that different.
- Each session, we’ll be discussing 18 poems. During the first session
, that’s “The Wild Iris” till “Violets”; for
the second session it’s “Witchgrass” till “Ves
pers” (the 4th poem with that title); and for
the last session “Vespers”
(5th) till “The White Lilies”. Make sure
to read these poems beforehand.
- This book c
lub season consists of three weekly sessions on Thursday
s 4, 11 and 18 June; you’re not obliged to&
nbsp;participate all sessions.
- The location is t
he Library Lounge, at the entry of the Universi
ty Library in the Main Building (HG-01A01).
- T
here’s no need to sign up. If you’d
like to receive updates and also to vote for books in the f
uture, you can join the group chat (WhatsApp).
Schedule
5:30 p.m. wal
k-in: you’re welcome to come in early, to bridge time or to bring a
nd have dinner. 6:15 p.m. opening: we kic
k off with a round of introductions, and a brief introduction of the
book. 6:25 p.m. group discussion: we shar
e our experience and findings reading the book so far.
7:25 p.m. summarising: we look ahead to the next sessio
n and summarise today’s session. 7:45 p.m.&n
bsp;end or socialising: we end the session, although you’re welcome
to stick around until the building closes. About t
he Library Book Club
The Library Book Club is for
anyone roaming VU’s campus. We read a few books each year, an
d try to throw something new into the mix each time; p
assing fiction and non-fiction, poetry and prose, short stories&
nbsp;and longer ones along the way. Our librarians select three candi
dates for a season and you get to vote. If you’d&nbs
p;like to engage with this group more often, the easiest way to get i
nvolved is through the group chat (WhatsApp). Louise Glück’s
(1943 – 2023) collection of poems ‘The Wild Iris’ is completel
y out of the ordinary, deeply personal and surprisingly accessible.
That cocktail makes it both lauded and popular; as well as a perf
ect book for our Library Book Club. The movement of poems takes plac
e in a garden in bloom; on the threshold of spring and summer.
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