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Celebration of Poetry 2015
On Wednesday April 22, the English, Classics, Library and Modern Language Departments presented an evening of poetry recitation in the Calarco Library to celebrate National Poetry Month.
On Wednesday April 22, the English, Classics, Library and Modern Language Departments presented an evening of poetry recitation in the Calarco Library to celebrate National Poetry Month. Students read poems in a variety of languages as well as original works.
from The Iliad I.1-7 by Homer
Will Rosenbluth ’18
from The Iliad, English translation by Robert Fagles
Mack Reiferson ’18
Il Gelsomino Notturno
The Night Jasmine, by Giovanni Pascoli
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Watch video of all the recitations in the attached videos, as well as a photo gallery of all the performers.
Program of the evening:
Introduction by Christiane Jacox of the English Department
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Ariel Martinez ’15
from The Iliad I.1-7 by Homer
Will Rosenbluth ’18
from The Iliad, English translation by Robert Fagles
Mack Reiferson ’18
Il Gelsomino Notturno
The Night Jasmine, by Giovanni Pascoli
John Blumenthal ’18
Leaving Alive
Leaving Alive
Tova Benson-Tilsen ’15
I want to fly, ???? by Jiang Zhaobin
I want to fly, ???? by Jiang Zhaobin
C. Burton Lyng-Olsen ’20
Sonnet on the Steps
Sonnet on the Steps
Grant Hill ’15
Anoche Cuando Dormía by Antonio Machado
Anoche Cuando Dormía by Antonio Machado
Anna Mindell ’18
Le Pont Mirabeau by Guillaume Apollinaire
Le Pont Mirabeau by Guillaume Apollinaire
Lindsay Meyerson ’16
La Cavalla Storna
The Dapple-Grey Mare, by Giovanni Pascoli
La Cavalla Storna
The Dapple-Grey Mare, by Giovanni Pascoli
Samantha Steinberg ’17
Catullus 2, with original translation
Catullus 2, with original translation
Emily Malison ’16
Your Name, ???? by Ji Xian
Your Name, ???? by Ji Xian
Abigail Davis ’17
La Cigale et la Fourmi by Jean de la Fontaine
La Cigale et la Fourmi by Jean de la Fontaine
Mike Lazarre ’18
Catullus 5, with original translation
Catullus 5, with original translation
Skye Wilson ’15
La Novella della Nonna
Grandmother’s Tale, by Giosué Carducci
La Novella della Nonna
Grandmother’s Tale, by Giosué Carducci
Alison Cofrancesco ’16
El primer resfriado by Celia Viñas Olivella
El primer resfriado by Celia Viñas Olivella
Katie Broun ’19
Box Mix and White Walls
Box Mix and White Walls
Clare Boyle ’17
See or not see, ???? by Gyatso
See or not see, ???? by Gyatso
Collette Mourier ’18
Catullus 101, with original translation
Catullus 101, with original translation
John Josephson ’15
Sea Glass
Sea Glass
Chrisshara Robinson ’16
El mantel by Pablo Neruda
El mantel by Pablo Neruda
Sanjay Dureseti ’15
Catullus 46, with original translation
Catullus 46, with original translation
Valerie Daifotis ’15
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