Wendy Lesser
discusses
Why I Read:
The Serious Pleasure of Books
in conversation with ROBERT PINSKY
DateJan
22
Wednesday
January 22, 2014 8:00 PM ET |
LocationFPC Parish House
3 Church St., Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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Cambridge Forum hosts author and essayist Wendy Lesser, in conversation with former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, as they discuss her new book, Why I Read: The Serious Pleasure of Books.
“Wendy Lesser’s extraordinary alertness, intelligence, and curiosity have made her one of America’s most significant cultural critics,” writes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stephen Greenblatt. All of those characteristics inform her latest book Why I Read, as she explores the ways that literature and, especially, poetry touch readers and change their lives. In a culture that is increasingly visual and virtual in orientation, what role does old-fashioned reading play? What power does the written word have in our lives? Why should we read?
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