Thirteen and a Half Ways of Looking at a Blackbird

The Fireside Lounge displays Michael Spafford's bold and engaging interpretation of the poem Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, a work of art that challenges your imagination. Add another dimension to what you imagine, as Gordon Orians explores how the real-life blackbirds behind the poem's symbols cope with life in a changing world. The poem and the art visualize thirteen changing ways to see a blackbird. The real challenges birds (black and other) in yet another way, with ever-evolving change-momentary, daily, seasonal, and longer. Change ultimately enriches them and us.