Julia Kasdorf: I found it interesting how her poetry takes a different
meaning when you hear it aloud; I suppose all poetry does this. For
instance, her poem about the soldier's mothers and their reactions to
their sons returns. It had a very moving effect on me personally because
of my personal relation with war and having loved ones involved in war
but also because of the art of story telling.
I enjoyed the fact that it was the poet reading her own work, who knows
better where to pause, where to place tone inflection. I think that the
poetry read was a well-rounded diverse selection not focusing only on
one style of poetry or one subject matter. The prose essay of the
Guardian Angel as well as the free verse poem of the soldiers were both
included giving the reader balance. I thought that Kasdorf had a fun
personality and was very down to Earth. I enjoyed that she took
questions from the audience and really just seemed to what to share her
world with us. I liked that she was not distant in that she was writer
and we were reader, it was more of a partnership. I truly enjoyed the
reading and hearing Kasdorf speak on her work and the process that goes
into it.
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