In this episode, we focus on the life and work of Carter Revard, an Osage poet whose medieval scholarship informs the structure of "What the Eagle Fan Says." Jessica Rosenfeld, a professor of medieval literature at Washington University in St. Louis, joins us for this discussion.
Carter Revard was a prolific poet and scholar. To learn more about his work, click here (https://source.wustl.edu/2022/01/obituary-carter-revard-of-arts-sciences-90/).
"What the Eagle Fan Says" was published in How the Songs Came Down (https://www.saltpublishing.com/products/how-the-songs-come-down-9781844710645) (Salt Publishing, 2005).
To learn more about accentual verse, read this brief treatment (https://danagioia.com/essays/writing-and-reading/accentual-verse/) by poet Dana Gioia.
