Dec
20
Liberal collegiate rhetoric.
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It’s been a tough couple of weeks, both academically and personally. Since the return from Thanksgiving Break, I’ve cranked out more than forty pages of writing and two in-class presentations. I’ve been humbled in more ways than one, and found myself thinking deeply about a really important issue. Meanwhile, in the great big world out […]
Nov
10
Still, all my song shall be…
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A lot has changed since last I wrote. The U.S. elected a new leader, a strong man with moral convictions that transcend the myopic concerns of a cluster of Christian conservatives; a thoughtful man who moves the masses with his words; a gracious man whose embrace acknowledges the full diversity of our nation. Katie came […]
Nov
5
Hallelujah.
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I’ve been trying for the last twenty-five minutes to pound out some profound words on my laptop, balanced as it is upon two legs that would rather be running through Grantham carrying my screaming, jubilant body. Tonight was one of the most memorable nights of my life, a brief four-hour window populated by laughter, tears, […]
May
14
Like it was written in my soul, from me to you.
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Poets, I believe, are some of the most comforting people that exist. I’m talking not just about real poets like Billy Collins, wordsmiths whose verse welcomes like a freshly brewed cup of tea or a familiar cardigan sweater, but poets of all kinds: songwriters, filmmakers, actors—thinkers and feelers, magicians and alchemists, translators and tour guides.
I’m […]