The English department invited poet Tom Pickard to SLU to be this year?s Jean Drahmann Writer-in-Residence. This two week position entailed giving a poetry reading and a craft talk, as well as visiting some of the department?s poetry classes. Students and faculty alike gathered in the fourth floor of DuBourg for Pickard?s poetry reading on Sept. 25, where he read selections from his works.
His poetry is celebrated for its range of emotion and style, which he demonstrated that afternoon. Various themes intermingled in each poem; poems about love seamlessly followed poems about politics.
?I really enjoyed Pickard?s reading and thought that his poems were very personal and insightful,? Josh Pazderka, a student who attended Pickard?s reading, said.??I had to read one of his books for a poetry class and listening to him really adds a new depth to his work.?
A week later, the audience returned at the same time and place to hear Pickard give a talk on the craft of poetry. His focus on his hometown in rural England made it clear that geography is an influential force on his writing.
He also spoke of his relationship with older poet Basil Bunting. Pickard, who left school at the age of 14 in order to pursue his poetic aspirations, fostered a close relationship with Bunting, who became another large influence on his work. Pickard also spoke about his relationships and collaborations with local singer-songwriters and the audience listened to some of the music that his poetry helped create.
The event closed with a short Q-and-A session. In addition to these two events, Pickard also visited the creative writing poetry classes in the English department to speak with students and aspiring poets in a smaller setting.
Source: http://unewsonline.com/2012/10/04/poet-tom-pickard-visits-slu/
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