Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri has several Ginkgo trees growing on its campus. Well-known is its Ginkgo Walk, that became the inspiration for WashU former professor Howard Nemerov to write his famous poem The Consent; he loved the Ginkgo Walk. The path leads from the Brookings Quad to the rest of the campus - and directly to Olin Library. More on my blogpost of September 22, 2011.
Oliver Sacks wrote about this poem in The New Yorker of November 24, 2014: Night of the Ginkgo. On this video WashU students read Howard Nemerov’s poem. Please do not read the video subtitles (incorrect), but read the correct text + more info on my website.
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