We live in a time of partisanship. How can poetry help us? In this course we’ll consider some poems, old and modern, on issues about which poets have disagreed, sometimes disagreeing with themselves. Is America a great country? Is love between men and women really possible? What is a home? Does nature bring spiritual inspiration? Poems will be screened in class and available to read or print online. I will lecture only briefly, and count on the class to argue wisely.
