As history unfolds, William Faulkner's Light in August (1932) is proving itself to be an enduring classic. It remains relevant both to the universal quest to understand the human psyche and the human heart across historical times and places, and to the more situated and particular task of understanding the social dynamics of racism in … Continue reading Faulkner: Light in August
Emily Grosholz (1950-2026) was a poet of reasonability and sensibility, of portentous breadth and depth in the subjects of her poetry --mathematics, cosmology, nature, family, travel, love, art works, friendship, loss, quotidian joy, and more--, and of tremendous richness of poetic resources. Above all, her poetry harmonized truth, goodness, and beauty under the guidance of … Continue reading Emily Grosholz: A Walk in the Wilderness
