2010-2011 Poetry on the Plaza Kickoff [Reading Preview]
Wednesday, September 29
Harry Ransom Center (21st & Guadalupe)
Free, 12p-1p
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Lunch hours usually are, in their typical glory, little more than a much-welcomed partition in the workaday tedium. We rarely expect more from them other than the promise of a.) an hour away from work and/or b.) an hour away from work wherein we get to eat sandwiches (or Amy’s frozen lunches, if you’re feeling fancy). While a good sandwich is, of course, an end unto itself, we’d suggest you reconsider venues for your PB&J at noon: the Harry Ransom Center is kicking off the 2010-2011 Poetry on the Plaza series at noon, and they’d love for you to show up, get your daily dose of verse, and eat/drink some of their free (!) refreshments. Edification AND satiation on your lunch break? Who’d have thought.
The season’s inaugural event, titled Actors from the London Stage: Greece is the Word, will have Paul O’Mahony (currently touring with Actors from the London Stage) reading excerpts from the works of Homer & Aristophanes, among other Greek greats. Grease puns aside, expect excellent oratory as a result. As for the material itself, our friends at the HRC designed the program to present a unique take on Greece’s “enduring influence,” so expect the poems to have a good bit of currency. Oh, and be sure to grab a free poster and bookmark with the 2010-2011 Poetry on the Plaza schedule at the visitor desk in the Ransom Center lobby before you head back to work.
Of course, if you need to miss this one, the next reading in the series is on the 6th, with the others following (same time, same place) on a semi-monthly basis. Visit the Ransom Center’s Events page for more details on upcoming subject matter.
