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A Marathon Reading of Ronald Johnson’s ARK
March 1, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
FreeEach winter, the Spare Room reading series hosts a marathon reading of a long work. In 2020 we’ll be reading Ronald Johnson’s long poem ARK, which was written over about 25 years and published in sections between 1980 and 1996 (and reprinted in 2013 by Flood Editions). Guy Davenport wrote: “ARK is a metaphysical poem that could only have been written in our time, of which it displays a new vision. It is a late harvest of seeds sown by Blake, the Bible, and Zukofsky, all in a new architecture, a wholly new voice, and even a new chemistry of words and images. It is for those who can see visions, and for those who know how to look well and be taught that they can see them.”
Free. Readers and listeners are welcome to come and go as they like or to stay for the whole duration. Feel free to bring a snack or a beverage for yourself or to share.
James Yeary
David Abel
John Beer
Marilyn Stablein
Sam Lohmann
Laura Feldman
Evan Corcoran
Patrick Hartigan
Endi Bogue Hartigan
Joel Bettridge
Rodney Koeneke
Seann McCollum
Meg McHutchison
Steve Orth
Lindsey Boldt
Jesse Morse
Jen Denrow