Fall 2017—a wrap, and a turn to writing
The first set of grades are in, the next set should be done in a few days, and then I will officially be finished with this first semester back in…
Read moreInterview with the American Antiquarian Society
I posted this on social media recently, but here is the link to my interview on the American Antiquarian Society’s Past Is Present blog. Many thanks to Ashley Cataldo for a…
Read moreWord from Porter Street, #4 (new series)
It’s been a very long time since I’ve recorded this podcast, but I’ve decided to restart it in preparation for my physical return to Porter Street in a few weeks.…
Read moreThe Embodied Life of the Mind: An Anniversary
It’s been one year exactly since I crashed my bike and badly broke my right wrist. From nearly the moment of impact, I’ve had remarkably good care, from the good…
Read moreWhat I Did This Summer: A Report from Rare Book School
It’s been a while since I’ve written in this space, and I’m going to take the opportunity to talk about something I just did last week and have wanted to…
Read morePoetic Faith Seminar 3: syllabus and preview
My second annual Poetic Faith seminar—a “virtual” seminar that involves me reading a bunch of books and essays that fuel my ongoing research interests—got a bit sidelined this summer. Something…
Read moreWhy Study Emily Dickinson at a Time Like This? (audio lecture)
Last week, I was honored to give a lecture sponsored by the Friends of Goddard Library at Clark University in Worcester, MA. The friends and the library staff were gracious,…
Read moreDinand Library, a Feast of the Medium Rare
Being an ACLS Burkhardt Fellow means you have to choose a library to host you. And I’m fortunate enough to get to call the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, MA…
Read moreEmbodied Life of the Mind, October 2016: #amwriting
Last week I finished the first draft of my new book. Moving to Worcester, MA with a broken wrist in August, I wasn’t sure how this process would go, but…
Read morePoetic Faith 2016: lectio divina
As my previous posts on the embodied life of the mind suggest, it’s been a bit tough getting work done lately. With my dominant hand out of commission for several…
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