October 8 — Hear poet Thomas Lux
Says the LA Times: ‘In “God Particles,” Lux’s 11th volume of poetry, readers are confronted by the brutality, banality and violence of the modern world. But they also encounter God particles scattered throughout — an instance of kindness, a reason for joy, an impulse to forgive.’
When: Wednesday October 8, 7:30 PM
Where: Robertson Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall Butler University
From the LA Times:
Lux, recipient of the 1995 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for “Split Horizon,” is known for his uncompromising and bold poetry. The son of a milkman and a Sears, Roebuck & Co. switchboard operator, Lux grew up in working-class Massachusetts. From his first collection, “Memory’s Handgrenade” (1972), his work reflected his concerns for social issues. His unflinching take on these subjects is tempered with humor and a stubborn hope for humanity. Despite his strong moral outrage, he avoids polemic and instead elicits the reader’s sympathy. He writes — in “Put the Bandage on the Sword and Not the Wound” — “It must hurt, too, the sword” and acknowledges in “Stink Eye” that the evil eye “looks outward and leaks inward.”
And for your listening pleasure …
Cool sax, keep your eyes peeled for Thomas Lux.
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