Participation, Perplexity and Plurality: Exploring the Shared Reading of a ‘Difficult’ Poem
(2020)
Journal Article
Jones, S., & Harvey, K. (2020). Participation, Perplexity and Plurality: Exploring the Shared Reading of a ‘Difficult’ Poem. Changing English, 27(1), 34-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/1358684x.2019.1702455
In this article, we explore how adults in a community shared reading group discuss the notoriously difficult poem ‘The Emperor of Ice-Cream’ by the American poet Wallace Stevens. Drawing on Hannah Arendt’s notion of action, we explore how participant... Read More about Participation, Perplexity and Plurality: Exploring the Shared Reading of a ‘Difficult’ Poem.