Books & Literary Life | October 19, 2010

Video: Modern-day Romanticism - poet April Bernard reads and discusses her work

In her latest book of poems, April Bernard aims to capture the intensity of the Romantic Era. Watch as she discusses, and reads from, her work.

From The November-December 2010 Issue

Poet April Bernard ’78 is profiled in the November-December 2010 issue. In this video, she speaks about poetry and her recent book Romanticism, and reads three poems from it.

Published in the November-December 2010 print issue under the headline “Video: Modern-Day Romanticism,” in the section.

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