Best of 2010, Part 2
I spent a large part of today playing with my five-year-old daughter in the snow, and I’m thinking that might…
Best of 2010, Part 1
Though this season has seen me being pummeled by the various viruses and whatnot that are floating around—not to mention…
“Liberature”: Some Thoughts About Julián Ríos
So, today, at the library, I was roaming around the stacks, and I noticed House of Ulysses, by Julián Ríos.…
Happy Birthday, Emily Dickinson!
John Domini has reminded me that 180 years ago today Dickinson was born. Recently, I was told by someone that…
A Review of Josh Davis’s Review of Robert Lopez’s Asunder
After reading a two-hundred-and-sixty-or-so-word review, that is, Josh Davis’s review of Robert Lopez’s Asunder, a review which amounts to little…
“Fat, too, fool, hey?” – The Mind in Morning (Snow in film)
Having just reread William Gass’s “The Pedersen Kid” yesterday morning, I decided to do a study of associations–what my brain…
A Sentence About a Sentence I Love: On Wallace Stevens’s “The Snow Man”
The Snow Man One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees…
Wallace Stevens Online Resources
There are a number of fantastic online resources about Wallace Stevens and his work. One of the best, for me,…
More Thoughts on the Titles of Wallace Stevens’s Poems
Here’s a response to Greg Gerke’s post about the the titles of Wallace Stevens’s poems. Well, it’s hardly surprising that…