AGHHHH after today’s class. What drew me to Dickinson and Whitman to begin with was their role as “ethical nature writers” and I DO think this is a valuable way to look at their work. They both connect poetry and
I will choose despair over science every time
Today’s class left me FEELING things! Mostly nostalgia for Fall 2019 and for the Combs basement and questions of Faith and Truth. With our discussion of “This World is not Conclusion,” I was really interested in the representation of Faith
Carleigh’s CS for March 11th
In “Dickinson’s Letters,” Salska sets up what they call the “double perspective:” the subjective, Dickinson’s own perspective while writing the letters and “external, because she had to consider her addressee’s response” (172). This double perspective is especially evident in her
Walt’s, Mari’s, and my theory of human connection
I have been putting off typing this blog post, knowing that reading about or even thinking too hard about Human Connection During a Pandemic makes me cry a little. In the 11:00 class, we talked about section four of “I
Walt Whitman in Camden, NJ!
Running with Beth’s “Where’s Walt” post, I wanted to share a few photos of his grave. As we read, Walt did have a life in Camden, Jersey. I spent a weekend in and near Camden and visited the “large mausoleum