By Emily Dickinson | May 16, 2023 The Soul selects her own Society — Then — shuts the Door — To her divine Majority — Present no more — Unmoved — she notes the Chariots — pausing — At her low Gate — Unmoved — an Emperor be kneeling Upon her Mat — I’ve known... Read More »

By Frederic Putnam, Ph.D. | May 16, 2023 There. I’ve said it. Or perhaps confessed. I quit a number of years ago after noticing that, although I enjoyed books about poetry, especially Perrine’s Sound & Sense and Western Wind, my students did not. Nor were they enamored of William Packard’s Poet’s Dictionary, or the frankly... Read More »

By Angel Adams Parham, Ph.D. | May 16, 2023 It’s Thursday evening and the girls are asking about tomorrow’s “special breakfast.” I’ve just returned from a trip and haven’t had a chance to think about it, but thankfully my husband Jonathan already has a plan: he will make apple bread tonight, and we’ll have that... Read More »

By Jerilyn Olson | May 16, 2023 My earliest memories of learning are from conversations with my mother. I was homeschooled, and these took place at the kitchen table and at the grocery store and just about anywhere else. In 9th grade, I had the great opportunity to attend a classical, liberal arts high school.... Read More »

By Robert L. Jackson, Ph.D. | May 16, 2023 Remember the last time you had one of those late-night, non-stop conversations with a dear friend? Topics arose and metamorphosed as you discovered new pathways of thought in the exchange of ideas, feelings, and experiences. Time seemed super-charged by the release of conversational energy. For many... Read More »