Celebrate Valentine's Day 2001 with multiple award-winning poet Edward Hirsch, who will read from his book On Love, a collection of poems written by him and such orphic figures as Gertrude Stein, Charles Baudelaire, and D.H. Lawrence. Penn Religious Studies Professor Ann Matter will introduce "St. Valentine" and explain how he came to be associated with this most secular of holidays.

Cosponsored by the Kelly Writers House.

 

Related links:

The Academy of American Poets

Hirsch on "How to Read a Poem"

More of Hirsch's poetry

Gumball Poetry

A short history of Valentine's Day