From Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River, by W. O. Dement for Harold Fisk (1944)
Choral music not heard since era of Henry VIII has been played for first time in 500 years
A book of songs given to Henry VIII was unearthed in the vaults of the British Library; it has now been brought to life with a choir and period instruments. (“One died, one survived…” is not one of the tunes).
Woven and Severed
“[In his book, Why Homer Matters] Nicolson is concerned to answer two questions: “where does Homer come from? And why does Homer matter?” His answer to the first question […] gives us heroes. His answer to the second question […] gives us poetry. What Nicolson makes of the relation between them is a powerful exploration of the value of literature.”
Credos
T. S. Eliot “lacked flamboyance,” but did pick up the British U. And why not? He was a friend of the Mitfords, after all.
Clive James on his late flowering
“I am in the slightly embarrassing position where I write poems saying I am about to die and I don’t.”
How to Stop Time
The battle against procrastination may not be worth winning. (Also of note: “passive-agressive personality disorder.”)
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Standing Up to Allah At Yale
Yale president Peter Salovey takes a stand for free speech.