Rooted Cosmopolitanism and the Emergence of the Poet in Seamus Heaney’s North
The link goes to a short conference paper I’ve prepared for ACTC’s 23rd annual conference in Dallas, TX. I will be presenting the paper shortly at a...
Author: ashok
Blog in Review: “I haven’t even been regular about blogging,” 4/11/17
What I want shouldn’t be contradictory, but it feels like a contradiction. I want self-control — far less anxiety, far more purpose. And I want to i...
The Last Stand
The Last Stand. Directed by Jee-woon Kim. Written by Andrew Knauer. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, & Johnny Knoxville. Lionsgate, 2013. J...
Seamus Heaney, “Bone Dreams,” III
III (from “Bone Dreams”) Seamus Heaney In the coffered riches of grammar and declensions I found ban hus, its fire, benches, wattle and rafters, whe...
Andrew Johnston, “For Rose”
Writing about anxiety and love, as I’ve done recently, feels strange. On the one hand, I’m figuring out what to do with experiences from years past,...