Anne Carson
Lecture on the History of Skywriting
Description:
Poet Anne Carson will perform a "Lecture on the History of Skywriting" with her collaborator Robert Currie and Faisal bin Ali Jaber, an engineer from Yemen whose brother-in-law and nephew were killed by a U.S. drone strike in 2012.
This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited and you must register with Eventbrite and present your free ticket at the door to gain entry.
Notes:
This event is part of a Philadelphia Area Creative Collaboratives (PACC) project called "Play, Media, Text: Making it Live." This collaborative group consists of artist Anne Carson; Scott R Sheppard, Co-Director, Lightning Rod Special; Alice Yorke, Co-Director, Lightning Rod Special; Laura McGrane, Associate Professor of English at Haverford College; McGrane’s’ course "Topics in 18th-century Literature: New(s) Media, Performance and Print Culture"; Deborah Roberts, Professor of Classics; and Roberts’ course "Refashioning the Classics: Dramatization and Illustration." More information about the project can be found here.