The New Yorker: Poetry Kwame Dawes Reads Derek Walcott
Feb 26, 2020
Kwame Dawes, a renowned author, reads Derek Walcott's 'The Season of Phantasmal Peace' and his own poem 'Before Winter.' They discuss themes of love, peace, mortality, and the transient nature of life. The conversation explores cultural topics, poetry analysis, and the evolving notions of exile and home through verse.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Exploring Derek Walcott's 'The Season of Fantasmal Peace'
01:50 • 17min
Reflections on Poetry, Mortality, and the Body in Before Winter
18:20 • 5min
Exploring Cultural Topics and Poetry Discoveries
23:11 • 3min
Exploring Themes of Rest and Irony Through Poetic Analysis
25:58 • 10min
Exploring the Evolving Notions of Exile and Home Through Poetry
35:45 • 2min