For all the damage Trump & Co. are doing, Whitman, writing after the death of Lincoln, reminds us of American resilience.
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Tag Archives: Rebecca Solnit
Hope in Blooming Lilacs (Whitman)
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Books Gave Me a Refuge
Tuesday I’ve been dipping into A Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader, given to me by my good friend Sue Schmidt and recommended by reader Glenda Funk. A range of writers, artists, scientists, philosophers and others were asked to write a letter to young people about the value of reading. Original illustrations accompany […]