Course Description

Instructor: Jim Mengert

Dorothy was right: "There's no place like home," variously experienced. As we age, the idea of house and home takes on greater resonance, either as a repository of memories or a place we have left or may soon leave for a safer or smaller place. Many poets have taken up this central subject. We'll look at what they've written and perhaps share some of our own experiences of house and home.

BIO: Jim has an AB from Princeton University; a Ph.D. from Yale University; and was Teacher of the Year at University of Mississippi. Jim served as the Vice-President for Speakeasy Inc. He has authored articles in scholarly journals on the poetry of John Milton and co-authored books on effective communication with Sandy Linver (published by Simon & Schuster).