Professor David Peimer
Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman: Moments of Vision
Summary
In this talk, David Peimer will look at some of the masterpieces of two giants of American poetry, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. He asks, how are they both of their time and timeless? These poets opened up new ways of perceiving the world beyond nostalgia and sentimentality. How did they do it? What were their visionary secrets?
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a Professor of Literature, Film and Theatre in the UK. He has worked for the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, New York University (Global Division) and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing in New York, UK, Berlin, EU Parliament (Brussels), Athens, Budapest, Zululand and more. He has most recently directed Dame Janet Suzman in his own play, Joanna’s Story, at London Jewish Book Week. He has published widely with books including: Armed Response: Plays from South Africa, the digital book, Theatre in the Camps. He is on the board of the Pinter Centre (London), and has been involved with the Mandela Foundation, Vaclav Havel Foundation and directed a range of plays at Mr Havel’s Prague theatre.