Poetry: Richard Kenney
Love, science, and politics collide in Richard Kenney’s most recent collection, Terminator: Poems, 2008–2018, organized around the so-called terminator—the line, perpendicular to the equator, that divides night from day. The poet’s division of light verse from darker poems serves to remind us that what makes us laugh is often dead serious, and what’s most serious might best be understood through wordplay and an ironic eye. Kenney is the author of four previous books of poetry, The Evolution of the Flightless Bird, Orrery, The Invention of the Zero, and The One-Strand River. He is a MacArthur Fellow and an English professor at the University of Washington.
Coffee and tea served. Book signing to follow.
Readings are organized and hosted by poet, literary critic, and UCLA distinguished professor emeritus Stephen Yenser.
This event is co-presented by the Hammer Museum at UCLA, the UCLA Department of English, and the UCLA Department of Cultural and Recreational Affairs.
Event Date: Thursday, Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum
Price: Free tickets are required and available at the Box Office one hour before the program. One ticket per person; first come, first served.
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.
Stay engaged. Use #UCLAarts to stay connected.
