Recently many fellow English majors and I had the honour of spending the afternoon with Dr. Louise Cowan. The afternoon was filled with wine, laughs, and deep and intimate conversation. Dr. Louise, even in her old age, is energetic, quick witted, and extremely charming. In our three hour conversation (most of which we spent simply […]
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Words of Wisdom from Dr. Louise Cowan
21
May 2009
Category: Dr. Cowan, Liberal Arts, Myth, Poetry, Shakespeare, Wordsworth
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Starting the Road Trip from CUAIt is good to start this way. Our destination calls us to the snow blasted fields,A purple house next a grainless silo, a frozen pond.At the CUA, a blending of ancientand modernhas been built up, to the grandeurof universal ideas.A dip in the font: my head, belly, and shoulders.A kneeler […]
Category: Poetry, random, Road trip, thievery
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One of My Favorites
25
Nov 2008
since feeling is first who pays any attention to the syntax of things will never wholly kiss you; wholly to be a fool while spring is in the world my blood approves, and kisses are a better fate than wisdom lady i swear by all flowers. don’t cry —the best gesture of my brain is […]
Category: death, E.E. Cummings, feelings, kiss, Poetry
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