Tag Archives: Emily Dickinson
Proximity to Chaos
A few weeks ago I went to the AWP Conference in Chicago. One of the panel discussions I attended concerned Emily Dickinson’s poems. The panelists focused on certain themes. One scholar discussed bird imagery. Another examined how Emily treats the … Continue reading
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February’s Foot
Ground Hog’s Day seems a good time to make this announcement. My book, My Bayou: New Orleans through the Eyes of a Lover (Michigan State University Press) has been published and should arrive in bookstores any day now. There is … Continue reading
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The Seed of Noon
Winter Solstice tonight—time for darkness and contemplation, waiting. We pause at the turning point before embarking on the long return to summer. Emily holds a splinter of light and asks: Where does it point? What is the path it wants … Continue reading
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