Trethewey's Native Guard

The book club enjoyed Trethewey's Bellocq's Ophelia so much that we decided to meet one more time this semster to discuss another book of her poems, Native Guard. This book, at its most basic, is about slavery and the South. See Native Guard for more insights into her Pulitzer Prize-winning book. 

We will meet Tuesday, November 29 from 12-1 in the Dick Trammel Conference room, BH 2243.

Books are available for loan. Contact schesne@nwacc.edu.

Trethewey's Bellocq's Ophelia

Faculty and students at our inaugural official first meeting on October 27, 2011, discussed Natasha Trethewey's Bellocq's Ophelia, a book of poems about prostitutes in the Storyville section of New Orleans in the early 20^th century. The poems about this section of the city led to talk about women and men, voice and race and culture.

If you missed the meeting and are interested in the book, there's a short prezzi with some of Bellocq's photographs.

Here also is a link to Trethewey's discussion and reading of poems from this collection.