Word 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 moreWord from Porter Street, #3 (new series): Brett Foster, pt. 2
This installment of The Word from Porter Street is the second and last part of my reading of the late Brett Foster’s poetry. Here’s the list of poems: “City Church…
Read moreWord from Porter Street #2 (new series): Brett Foster, pt. 1
This latest installment is the first part of a multi-installment tribute to the late Brett Foster, poet and Renaissance literature professor at Wheaton College, Illinois. I met Brett at a…
Read moreWord from Porter Street returns! 1st installment, new series
After a long hiatus, The Word from Porter Street is back! I’m starting a new series of the podcast, focused on the reading of poetry. I start this time with a…
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street, Installment #17
In this installment I discuss my new role as chair of the steering committee for Lafayette’s Mellon grant in digital humanities and the changing format of this podcast. Reading: Li…
Read moreWord from Porter Street, #16
Back in action! This installment gives a recap of some highlights from the Herman Melville & Walt Whitman in the Civil War conference I attended last week, and includes me…
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street, #15
In this installment, I discuss a new project on the poetry of Whitman and Melville, and include a love poem by Melville (yes, they exist!), just in time for Valentine’s…
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street, Installment #14
The new semester starts on Monday, and I’ve given a quick preview of my VaST (Values and Science & Technology) course in this podcast. The course focuses on book history…
Read moreThe Word from Porter Street, #13
In this installment, I go a bit “meta” in talking about my personal interest in hymns as a Christian and what it might mean to be not just a scholar…
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