Mischievous, Mud Luscious, and Puddle Wonderful: New England Poets on Spring (Class Two)

Celebrate National Poetry Month with us! Spring in New England runs from March mud season through April rains to May and early June’s blossoming.  Please join us as we discuss various New England poets’ responses to the spring season in three 90-minute sessions. We will be discussing the following poems: class one: Robert Frost, “Nothing Gold Can Stay” & “Spring Pools”, and Charles Simic, “Dear Spring”;  class two:  EE Cummings, “in Just”, Emily Dickinson, “I Dreaded that first Robin, so”,  and Edna St. Vincent Millay, “Spring”; and class three, Frost, “Mending Wall”, Cummings, “since feeling is first”, and Mary Oliver, “Late Spring.” Attendants are encouraged to read these poems in advance, but no prior exposure is required. This class will be interactive, so you will be encouraged to participate as the spirit moves you. Cyrus Cook, a former English instructor at Choate Rosemary Hall, will lead this unique series! 

Separate registration is required for each class. Patrons are not required to attend every class; they may sign up for only the session(s) that interest them. Please sign up for the second class below!