The Melbourne School of Literature

The MSL is proud to present an online lecture by

Ariana Reines
THE TIME OF SPECTACLE WILL PASS

Thursday 14th August, 2025
8pm AEST on Zoom and recorded

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In this free-flowing online lecture with audience Q&A, poet Ariana Reines will present the mystical experience at the close of her award-winning A Sand Book (Tin House 2019) in context with the social, political, and personal upheaval that inspired her to complete The Rose (Graywolf 2025) and Wave of Blood (Divided 2024) simultaneously. What exactly does poetic speech have to do with the evolution of consciousness, and where and how do romance and grief animate the most important cultural artifacts we have?

You can purchase a copy of Wave of Blood through the MSL here.

The Sun, Edvard Munch, 1911.
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