I really enjoyed my class yesterday. I had heard a lot about Graham Forst as a teacher (his wife is Judith Forst, opera singer) and he lives up to the billing. I also was interested in the topic even though I've studied a lot of this stuff already, the mix of word and music is great and it makes for a great review and pulling of things together.
From Reason to Passion: The Romantic Movement in Word and Music.
I went a few stops further than I should have on the bus. The route has changed so that the bus goes down Pender instead of Hastings now. I had given myself lots of time and it turned out to be a real bonus as I passed The Paper Hound bookshop. I love this place!
I always enjoy looking at the dollhouse...lots of rooms with lots of books.
On other visits I assumed this "Poetry is better than Cigarettes" machine was a piece of memorabilia and didn't actually work but it does! So, I got a poem and also a won a free book of poetry....very cool!
A little paper box comes out sort of like a pack of cigarettes.
You open it up and there is a poem.
And then the red tag that said I won a free book of poetry. I think everyone wins. Some tourists saw me doing this and then did it themselves and won a book too.
"Transmitter and Receiver" by Raoul Fernandes. The collection won a B.C. Book Prize and the poetry looks quite interesting. It was published in 2015.
And of course I had to buy a book bag and it is already part of my collection. I don't think they had them when I visited before. It's great to see a bookstore making a go of it.
And then to top off a great day, we went to see Reid Jamieson at The Sylvia. We really enjoy him and I see he has a number of albums on Apple Music so some are in my library already.
And we ran into one of our beach friends too and had a nice chat.
http://www.reidjamieson.com
