This is a seminar style discussion that focuses on exemplary works of international literature written in or translated into English. We will focus on a broad selection of styles ranging from the Classical, to the Modern and Postmodern. Selections will include poetry, short stories, essays and brief novels. The object is to enjoy great works of literature through lively, interactive discussions
The final session of he 2024 Lit Webinar series on “20th Century American Poets Who Broke the Rules and Changed the Conversation” will focus on works of two poets: Rosemary Catacolos and Naomi Shihab Nye. Join us in Recoleta or on Zoom.
The 2024 Lit Webinar series on “20th Century American Poets Who Broke the Rules and Changed the Conversation” will continue with a discussion of the poetry of Maya Angelou on Zoom.
The 2024 Lit Webinar series on “20th Century American Poets Who Broke the Rules and Changed the Conversation” will continue with a discussion of the poetry of Sylvia Plath. Join us in Recoleta or on Zoom.
The 2024 Lit Webinar series on “20th Century American Poets Who Broke the Rules and Changed the Conversation” will start with a discussion of the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay. Join us in Recoleta or on Zoom.
We continue our 2023 Lit Webiner series on Women Nobel Prize Authors with Toni Morrison.
We continue our 2023 Lit Webiner series on Women Nobel Prize Authors with Doris Lessing.
We will begin our 2023 Lit Webiner series on Women Nobel Prize Authors with Nadine Gordimer.
Through works by Margaret Atwood, this month's Lit Webinar will focus on ways in which society affects women.
Join us for a lively discussion around three stories by Ernest Hemingway. Click here for more information.
Join us for a lively discussion around three stories by Edgar Allan Poe! Click here for more information.
This month’s Lit Webinar will be the first of our regular cultural activities this year to be held in person, but also, for those who prefer it, via zoom. Read more.....
Joy Harjo was appointed United States Poet Laureate in June, 2019 and is the first Native American Poet Laureate in the history of the position. We will read a selection of her poems and discuss them together.
At this month’s session we will read two delightful stories by Esther Cross and discuss them together.
The UWC Lit Webinar begins with a new author many of you may have heard read at President Biden's inauguration, 23-year-old Amanda Gorman. Continue reading about this event!
Mrs. Dalloway, a classic of British literature, opens with a statement that could have been written during the current Covid19 pandemic: "Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself " (as domestic help is not available now). It seems the novel is one of the most popular reads of the quarantine. The themes of friendship, love, regrets and death are eternal, yet the way in which Woolf portrays these topics is unique. Through a series of interior monologues, she introduces us to her charmingly flawed characters as they prepare for a party.
We will discuss the movie version of the book. It is not necessary to read the novel unless you want to.
