As Chapel speaker this morning, Headmaster Doggett spoke of this odd time when the New Year is just beginning yet we are gearing up toward the ending of the semester and its exam period. It was an interesting thought. Although we take stock of where we are personally at the year’s close and set ourselves resolutions for the year to come, we are probably not concentrating any longer on where we’ve been but rather on where we’re going. Seniors are either into colleges, anticipating graduation and the fall, or are anxiously awaiting letters while freshmen need to learn how to review the fall’s curriculum and demonstrate their mastery on an exam.
He continued his talk by reading some poetry by the very accessible former Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Collins takes familiar moments and transforms them. He transforms how we view reading a book, writing, or even looking out a window. His “Aimless Love” in Nine Horses (811.54 COL) has rescued me many times when my mind is too full of forests and no trees. You can read more about Collins at poets.org, an interview on bringing poetry to the people, or his poetry 180 project.
He continued his talk by reading some poetry by the very accessible former Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Collins takes familiar moments and transforms them. He transforms how we view reading a book, writing, or even looking out a window. His “Aimless Love” in Nine Horses (811.54 COL) has rescued me many times when my mind is too full of forests and no trees. You can read more about Collins at poets.org, an interview on bringing poetry to the people, or his poetry 180 project.
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