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Resource Guide: 'The Last True Poets of the Sea' by Julia Drake

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On August 5, 2021 the Folger hosts its Virtual Book Club, featuring a discussion of The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of resources related to Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, and ships at sea.

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Graphic illustration of stacks of books in purple. aqua, and whiteWords, Words, Words discusses Julia Drake’s The Last True Poets of the Sea on August 5, 2021. The event is free, but registration is required through our website.

We would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support of this program:

Folger Theatre

Folger Theatre is the vibrant center piece of the Folger’s public programs. With a focus on Shakespeare, Folger Theatre produces plays reflecting the breadth of the library’s peerless collection. In this unique setting, with collaborations between artists and experts, Folger Theatre produces innovative stagings that have been commended as “breathtakingly original...strikingly contemporary” (The Washington Post). Led since 1991 by Artistic Producer Janet Alexander Griffin, Folger Theatre has received 135 nominations and 23 Helen Hayes Awards for excellence in acting, direction, design, and production. During the recent seasons Folger Theatre has received the Outstanding Resident Play Award for its productions of Measure for Measure in 2007, Hamlet in 2011 and The Taming of the Shrew in 2013. Other highlights from Folger Theatre’s producing history include these Helen Hayes Award recipients or nominees for outstanding production: Romeo and Juliet (2013), Orestes: A Tragic Romp (2010), Henry VIII (2010), Arcadia (2009), Macbeth (2008), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2006), Melissa Arctic (2006), She Stoops to Conquer (2002), Shakespeare’s R & J (2001), Much Ado About Nothing (1998), and Romeo and Juliet (1997). — View all posts by Folger Theatre

Comments

Here are some suggested books for future book clubs, in order of my preference:
Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell
Macbeth by A.J. Hartley
Fool by Christopher Moore
The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips
Rose and Poe by Jack Todd

Marian Veld — August 9, 2021

Thanks for the suggestions, Marian!

Emma Poltrack — September 10, 2021