In which I explain why Ljubljana is a special place to remember my oldest son. Rossetti’s “Remember Me” brings him back.
Tag Archives: Slovenia
My Slovenian Lit Classes
I list the classes I taught at the University of Ljubljana this past month.
Good Company, Rich Conversations
As we visit with old friends in Slovenia, I think of how Jane Austen’s Anne Elliot values “good company.”
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On Drinking Songs as National Anthems
Slovenia’s national anthem is taken from a poem by its national poet, France Preseren. They chose the peaceful stanza, not the warlike one.
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My Upcoming Ljubljana Lectures
I share the works I will be lecturing on at the University of Ljubljana.
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The Roots of a Beautiful Marriage
Spiritual Sunday Every time I visit Slovenia (six times now, the first two for year-long Fulbrights), I learn something new. In my most recent visit, I discovered it is common for couples to live together for years before getting married (if they ever do). While I can’t speak to overall statistics, I talked with several […]
Among Slovenian School Children
A visit to an 8th grade English class in Slovenia had me thinking of Yeats’s “Among School Children and appreciating the educational process.
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A Moving Foster Home Story
Over the weekend I stayed with a former Slovenian exchange student and his foster mother and learned about their moving story.
V-E Day, Whitman, and My 15 Minutes
My 15 minutes: during Slovenia’s 1995 V-E Day celebration I read Walt Whitman to a national television audience.
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