Matthew Olzmann: Love (Part 1 of 47) (January 2021)

In this lecture, Matthew Olzmann embarks on a multi-disciplinary exploration of the love poem. Drawing on examples by Rebecca Hazelton, Traci Brimhall, Rita Dove, Martin Espada, and others he discusses myth-making, detail, figure, tone, expectations of the genre, and the use of conflicting emotions in close proximity to one another.