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Reading and Writing Michael Lavers
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Reading great books and trying to write some of our own.
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Frank Norris, McTeague
Claire and I have one of my favorite discussions about a very under-read book. We talk about the relationship between America and money, love and money, obsession, greed, expectations vs. reality, imagination vs. fantasy, nature, beauty, truth, hoarse-voiced entertainers on sub-par cruises, and lots more.
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Robert Frost, ”Home Burial”
In this episode, I present a recording from a class in which students and I discuss Frost's masterpiece, "Home Burial."
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Don Quixote
Claire and I talk about the strange wonderful pleasure of this book, focusing on the first 250 pages. More Cervantes discussions to come!
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James Agee, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
"Everything that is is holy." Translation: CLAIRE IS BACK!!!!!!
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”As Kingfishers Catch Fire...”, a poem by GM Hopkins
Some students and I walk through Hopkins' poem, celebrating its particular pleasures and insights, as well as talking in general about how easy it is to access the strange mysterious power of a poem.
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I love this podcast! my IQ increases with each new episode, keep up the good work,
Like Buddhist monks you melt the snow
Of thoughts we need to know
Peace and love from Lloyd Void in the south of France 👌