Sturgis Library first opened its doors for business in August 1867, making 2017 our 150th anniversary. As part of our celebration, our winter literary discussion program will focus on books of note from the past 150 years.
Anne Speyer, editor, library director and teacher, will lead a discussion of selections from Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.
When the first edition of Walt Whitman’s anthology Leaves of Grass burst onto the literary scene in 1855, it not only changed forever the shape of poetry but also revolutionized its content. Shocking to American nineteenth century sensibilities--and it surely shocked many staid Cape Codders-- Whitman celebrated everything about being human and being alive: our bodies and emotions, our work and our play, our desires and our diversity.
This program made possible with support from the Mid-Cape Cultural Council.
This program is free, but registration is appreciated:
By phone at 508-362-6636,
by email at sturgisreference@comcast.net,
or online at
http://www.sturgislibrary.org/event2/literary-discussion-program/
Phone: 508-362-6636
Email: sturgisreference@comcast.net
2017/02/28 - 2017/02/28
Sturgis Library
3090 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630