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Andrew Boden reading Wallace Stevens, Dead Poets Reading Series, May 7, 2020

"Hello dead poets, and living poets, and all those in between." ~ Andrew Boden reading Wallace Stevens On March 15, 2020, the Dead Poets Reading Series was cancelled due to the recent Covid-19 outbreak, in order to protect the safety and well-being of our readers, series organizers, and audience members. But -- that doesn't mean the poetry can't continue. The video poem, where each poet is asked to share a video of themselves reading, was started by rob mclennan. To keep the sense of community running, and to show our appreciation for audiences like you, we have decided to bring the Dead Poets Reading Series online. Each poet is invited to honour the works of one dead poet of their choice. Here, we have Vancouver author, Andrew Boden, reading the works of Wallace Stevens (1879-1955). 1. Of Mere Being The palm at the end of the mind, Beyond the last thought, rises In the bronze decor, A gold-feathered bird Sings in the palm, without human meaning, Without human feeling, a foreign song. You know then that it is not the reason That makes us happy or unhappy. The bird sings. Its feathers shine. The palm stands on the edge of space. The wind moves slowly in the branches. The bird's fire-fangled feathers dangle down. Andrew Boden's short stories have appeared in The Journey Prize Stories 22, Day One (Amazon), Geist, The New Quarterly, Prairie Fire, Other Voices, Vancouver Review, and Descant. His story “The Parts of Ourselves Without Names” was an honourable mention in Glimmer Train's "Family Matters" fiction contest. Hidden Lives: Coming Out on Mental Illness, an anthology of personal essays he co-edited, was published in 2012 and again in 2017 by Brindle and Glass. His first short story collection The Secret History of My Hometown is forthcoming in spring 2021. He lives and works in Burnaby, British Columbia.