April 22:  The Nature of Poetry, Frederick Smock, Kentucky Poet Laureate

In original poetry and prose, Kentucky Poet Laureate Frederick Smock explores how poetry works—our capacity to learn and be astonished; what allows us to feel as we do; and how do our feelings and knowing grow. Poetry is often mysterious and ambiguous—but pleasantly so; in this, it mirrors life. This program was funded in part by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. and the National Endowment for the Humanities.