Elizabeth Bishop's "Casabianca" with Catherine Robson

In this episode, Abby interviews Catherine Robson, professor at NYU and author of "Heart Beats: Everyday Life and the Memorized Poem." Together, they present the poem "Casabianca" by Elizabeth Bishop. Recitation begins at 36:10. CasabiancaElizabeth BishopLove's the boy stood on the burning decktrying to recite "The boy stood onthe burning deck." Love's the sonstood stammering elocutionwhile the poor ship in flames went down.Love's the obstinate boy, the ship,even the swimming sailors, whowould like a schoolroom platform, too,or an excuse to stayon deck. And love's the burning boy.