Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton’s Paradise Lost
Since Fall 2019, we have been reading works by “visionary poets.” While what constitutes “visionariness” is an open and dynamic question (with intense contemporary relevance) we began our quest to bring visionary voices to life by alternately reading aloud the poetry of John Milton, William Blake, and Walt Whitman—in kind of meta-dialog with Sri Aurobindo’s epic poem, Savitri, which is being read by another group on alternating Wednesdays in a complementary braid. These read-aloud sessions have released some at-times volatile yet overall creative energies, which you can review in our archive. In 2020, we decided to focus on Paradise Lost until we’ve completed a full read through, then open the exploration to new voices. Participation in this group is open-ended and open to all—join for a canto, stay for an epic!—please sign up below.
Start Date: 24 Jul 2019
End Date: 12 Aug 2020
Books We’re Reading
Paradise Lost
John MiltonParadise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). It is considered by critics to be Milton’s major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time. …
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
William BlakeThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell is a book by the English poet and printmaker William Blake. It is a series of texts written in imitation of biblical prophecy but expressing Blake’s own intensely personal Romantic and revolutionary beliefs. Like his oth …
About the Authors
John Milton
John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and poli …
William Blake
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. What he …
Archived Events
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book VIII
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Milton, Blake, Whitman (Savitri Complementary) Reading Group
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Milton, Blake, Whitman (Savitri Complementary) Reading Group
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Milton, Blake, Whitman (Savitri Complementary) Reading Group
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost – Canto XII [fin]
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost – Book IX
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book VII
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
Milton, Blake, Whitman (Savitri Complementary) Reading Group
Visionary Voices Read Aloud: John Milton's Paradise Lost
