The Lanyard by former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins is a poem that is simultaneously amusing and poignant. It demonstrates the disparity between what a mother gives to her child and what is reciprocated. Yet, the poet “ruefully admits” that, through the lens of unconditional love, there is no visible difference. The Lanyard was published […]
Continue reading →American Masters on PBS will be presenting an award-winning documentary about Little Women author Louisa May Alcott. Interestingly, Alcott had a bit of a dark side and wrote some risqué novels under the pseudonym of A.M. Barnard. This film was written by Harriet Reisen who also produces the film alongside director Nancy Porter. Visit PBS […]
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Continue reading →The Rare Book Room is a site containing an assortment of digitized books from rare collections. The books are viewable from front to back cover and appear at an impressive resolution. Site visitors can click through texts by the likes of Dante, Shakespeare, and Galileo. It is a wonderful opportunity to glimpse books that one […]
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