THE LOVE OF LEARNING
I saw a large picture in an obscure local newspaper about an event that occurred 50 years ago on Nov. 14th, 1962. The picture showed the famous poet Robert Frost presenting his poetry to more than 10,000 people in the University of Detroit sports auditorium. This was the last large public reading by Frost before his death, on January 29, 1963.
The picture was just amazing. The audience wasn’t just made up of university students, but people from all walks of life. The first thing that struck me was the odd sight of a jam-packed sports arena with no sporting event, graduation activity, or concert taking place. The stands were filled as well as the auditorium floor, TO LISTEN TO A POET !
Can you imagine such a scene today ? I can’t think of a poet alive today who could possibly command such an
