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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Autumn

September 14, 2020 Neriman K., PhD

To Longfellow, Fall means change, wisdom, an end and a beginning. A contradiction. Fall, he suggests, is a poignant reminder of our mortality. Continue reading Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Autumn

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Well, the world can be a strange place, and my support system—books and cats and all the lovely people in my life— is all that matters. 🌈 Still basking in the light of Small Worlds… Coming out in July 2023: add Caleb Azumah Nelson’s upcoming novel to your reading list! When is it not a good day to read Rilke? I will have the link on the profile and as a story if you’re interested. A moment of peace that the tense election cannot disturb. Oof. What an experience this novel has been. I don’t recall the last time I finished a book in one sitting. Think of Nabokov’s Lolita and remember how uncomfortable reading that book was. Coetzee’s Disgrace is just as uncomfortable in various ways yet a lot more gratifying (to me) from a literary perspective. A literary treat approved by Vivi who is now snoring by the windowsill. I already started my RUOT post on it, but I need a minute to decompress.

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