Deep Down Things
Nicodemus, Doug Weaver
Pentecost 2012 issue.
Invincible Communion: A Toast
Adriana Watkins toasts all the things we’ve lost, and all the things that through the communion of saints will be found again.
Friday Links
Marly Youmans on the Poet’s Eye View; “The Path” from Alfred Nicol, Lucas Nissan reviews Ethan Mannon’s Georgic Mode; Joseph M. Hassett: Imperishable Song; The Rose Fire from Paul Pastor; New Verse Review Is Open For Submissions
What humans are
Jacob Riyeff on how we can help ourselves and others in the “AI Moment”
Friday Links
Changes at DT; Ryan Wilson Steps Down from Literary Matters; J. C. Scharl on Dorothy Sayers; Cups on a String by Emily Leithauser; Fitzcarraldo Editions Makes Challenging Literature Chic
“With a mingling of gratitude, grief, and joy”: Dappled Things Announces Editorial Change
Following my nose
Jeffrey Essmann follows the scent of his memory and ends up at the divine.
Friday Links
with Dana Gioia on opera & bonus podcast; Haley Stewart on fairy tales; Joshua Hren with a double review of 2 books on Joyce; TIB on lockdown nostalgia; Brian Kaller on life in rural Ireland
The Word Made Fresh
Abram Van Engen’s new book invites everyone to read poetry for spiritual benefit.
An answer to Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft began his seminal 1927 essay, “Supernatural Horror in Literature,” with these words: “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” I disagree, and here’s why.
Friday Links
with Micah Mattix on books to navigate the swells of verse; Steven Knepper on Les Murray; Elijah Blumov hosts George David Clark, Ryan Wilson, and Matthew Buckley Smith; Joshua Hren on The genius of James Joyce; The odd couple: Evelyn Waugh and Graham Greene; ESU Formal Verse Contest
The Hollow Inch
Keep your psychics and sages, your self-help gurus and psychologists. Set the well-meaning priests, rabbis and imams on the side. Thank your best friend and your sweetheart for their kind words. But the bottom line is that the best advice you can or ever will receive is from your mother.
Friday Links
Annual Summer Literary Series at UST; Rhonda Ortiz interviews Fiorella De Maria; Endangered Mexican Salamander Being Captive Bred By Nuns; Matthew Milliner interviews Amanda Iglesias; Tom Hiddleston Recites “When You Are Old” by W. B. Yeats
Forsaken silence, sacred song
Finding God in the melody of Godland
Friday Links
“Glorify His All-Loving Heart”: Winners of the Sacred Heart Art Competition
After extensive review of the numerous entries that were submitted, the judges have selected three prize winners and several honorable mentions.
What we hope to pass on
What’s a father to do when his son asks for a reading list of favorite books? How to choose?
Friday Links
with Eric Cyr; Christian Wiman at The Trinity Forum; The Jeweler’s Shop presented by ArtHouse2B; Valuing the Craft of Beautiful Homemaking; Sarah Spivey wins the Frost Farm Prize; B. D. McClay on Persuasion
The goodness of the strange
When we encounter the strange, when it grabs our attention, we ought to pursue it to its source.
Friday Links
What is a museum
On the conflicted experience of so much overwhelming stuff in one space, the crowds, and the objects taken and displayed far from their original context. Is museum-going worth it?