You are here
Decreation: How Women Like Sappho, Marguerite Porete and Simone Weil Tell God

A Lecture by Anne Carson
Date and Time:
May 1, 2001 - 7:00PM
Poet Anne Carson discusses the life and work of three women featured in her recent libretto Decreation—the ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho; Marguerite Porete, the 13th century mystic and heretic; and the French philosopher and religious apologist Simone Weil—considering their relationship both to God and to writing.
.
Event Sponsored By:
Poets House
Event Type:
Readings and Conversations
Sat Apr 21
Sat Apr 21
Sun Apr 22