In this fine talk Andrea Sanders explores Wendell Berry’s vision of Sabbath, with slide glances at Dillard, Thoreau, Dickinson, and others.
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Thoreau To Obama: Play More Golf
Thoreau would criticize contemporary Americans for working too hard.
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Robin Williams Made Poetry Cool
Robin Williams gave us one of cinema’s greatest depictions of a literature teacher.
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The Hell of Doing Whatever We Feel Like
John Wilmot’s poetry stands as a warning against living only for self.
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