July 8 Shelley

On July 8, 1822, Percy Shelley drowned in a storm off of Italy. So I will be reading his work, which I am not that familiar with and am finding it quite engaging as I prepare for the show. It is interesting to me that I usually think of a poem as about a page or less. For centuries poems were lengthy works that were nearly a book. It is another example of our dumbing down in our language and the effects of technology upon our culture.

Percy Shelley