When
SundayApril 2
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Where
University of Newcastle NUspace X301
Level 3
Cnr Hunter & Auckland St
Newcastle NSW 2300
ACCESSIBILITY
Tickets
$12.50+ Transaction fee
What Poems Teach Us
A poem should delight and instruct, thought Horace. Dimitra Harvey, Peter Ramm, and Mark Tredinnick discuss how and what poems teach, and the value of delight in catastrophic times.
Hosted by Paul Hetherington.
The Speakers
Dimitra Harvey
A poem should delight and instruct, thought Horace. Dimitra Harvey, Peter Ramm, and Mark Tredinnick discuss how and what poems teach, and the value of delight in catastrophic times. Hosted…
Peter Ramm
A poem should delight and instruct, thought Horace. Dimitra Harvey, Peter Ramm, and Mark Tredinnick discuss how and what poems teach, and the value of delight in catastrophic times. Hosted…
Mark Tredinnick
A poem should delight and instruct, thought Horace. Dimitra Harvey, Peter Ramm, and Mark Tredinnick discuss how and what poems teach, and the value of delight in catastrophic times. Hosted…
Paul Hetherington
A poem should delight and instruct, thought Horace. Dimitra Harvey, Peter Ramm, and Mark Tredinnick discuss how and what poems teach, and the value of delight in catastrophic times. Hosted…
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