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Dr. Thinking is fun @evenannaliese.bsky.social · 9h

My institution has an annual “Climate Teach In” day that is an interdisciplinary and community-engaged set of talks and demonstrations related to policy and innovation; I think we should also have a campus movement to re-engage awareness and investment in the arts/humanities, bc, look around

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Robin James @robinjames.bsky.social · 12h

Bc I am old this stuff gets more engagement on FB but I thought I’d repost here

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 12h

Amazing! The sharecropper's version of the tapestry-lined chamber that is the prompt to imagination in so many Gothic romances!

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 12h

Amazing! I love such stories of accidental reading/unintended audiences.

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 13h

Newsprint has a way of lingering & lying around. It's been striking to realize, teaching my "Literacy Stories" seminar this term, how often readers are made BECAUSE newspapers lie around. Lila in Ferrante's _My Brilliant Friend_ learns to read from the newspapers wrapping shoes in her father's shop.

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 13h

#BookHistory mutuals, read this lovely piece by a devotee of print, which, he writes has "an inherent friendliness ... You can't, or won't, extract an online story and stick it to your wall, which is what countless readers do w/ our covers ...A paper demands that you pick it up, fold it, tear it..."

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Have heard promising things about Small Prophets (on Apple TV)

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

And they report, while telling the story of Carson's apparently bumpy undergrad studies at the University of Toronto (which awarded her her B.A. in 1974, but this happened after she dropped out twice), that "a compulsory course on Milton was a deal-breaker for her." (Sorry, #earlymodern pals.)

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Some gems from @theglobeandmail.com 's coverage of Anne Carson's Nobel Prize: Asked whether the classics were relevant, she said "I don't think I'm interested in relevance. I'm interested in us being relevant to them."

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Or being an academic be like: "hey, you asked me a question after the zoom panel you attended at that virtual conference that happened 3 months ago.... We haven't talked since & never talked before, but will you write me a letter of recommendation for this fellowship? Oh, btw, it's due next week."

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thelifeofwords.bsky.social @thelifeofwords.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Since sharing #AnneCarson poems is having a moment, here's a poem I published as part of a broadsides series about twenty years ago. Not aware that it was republished in any later venue or collection (let me know if so, it will go in the unlost bibliography) #NobelPrize

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I know! It was odd . And Clare Foster from Type Books this morning, who is herself a translator, of course , and is great, but who is not a scholar of poetry and poetics or of classics. CBC could try a little harder!

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Brian Mulrooney , a conservative Canadian prime minister in the 1990s, had, I believe, approval ratings in the teens when he finally resigned. Can any other elderly Canadian verify my memory?

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

… and subscriber, via spouse, to the West End Phoenix!

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

You did a fabulous job and you gave me an excuse for listening to the album while, or instead of, preparing my morning teaching . Also … I’m a longtime Rheostatics fan! It is a thrill to be in communication on this app!

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

IT’S STEAL A LITTLE TIME FROM THE BOSS TO READ ANNE CARSON DAY

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It was amusing that CBC radio in Toronto, scrambling to cover the amazing news about Anne Carson's NOBEL PRIZE, did not interview a local poetry prof or classicist, but Dave Bidini from the band the Rheostatics. That's b/c Carson speaks on their album from 2025 (it's great, give it a listen):

Screenshot of The Great Lakes Suite by the Rheostatics ... from my Apple Music page. Anne Carson reads Moon, the first track. (It's lovely by the way.)

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 08/10/2026

Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, said the author was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the academy reached her to notify her of the win. apnews.com/article/nobe...

apnews.com

Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature

Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist, has won the Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy recognized her for her bold and inventive work that engages with classical traditions to create ne...

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Elated for Anne Carson and for CanLit! 🇨🇦 So nice to have news from Canada that doesn’t involve tariffs or pipelines or election interference

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Dr. Anca Wilkening @historianca.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Shameless antipathy toward women mixed with wealth and political power is the fundamental premise of life at elite private institutions, of which Harvard is the case study par excellence" socialtextjournal.org/periscope_ar...

socialtextjournal.org

Making sure you're not a bot!

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Bilal Khan 🍉 @bilaalkhan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Reminder that Brad Bradford voted to take away drinking water from unhoused folks days before Christmas last year. Toronto, please don't vote for him. Vote for Olivia Chow. Advanced voting is from October 6-11. #Toronto #TOpoli #TorontoMayor #MunicipalElection #torontoelection

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Not a slim volume at all, but how about Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu? I am just desperate to see Temps Perdu, the Maria Alvarez documentary about a book club in Argentina that has been meeting to discuss it for 20 years +.(And would gladly join in.) hyperallergic.com/le-temps-per...

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The Book Club That’s Been Discussing the Same Proust Novel for 20 Years

At first, simply watching people read In Search of Lost Time might seem dull; by the end, you'll be itching to read or reread it yourself.

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I am not teaching my Austen class this year & thus have no new entries for my JANE AUSTEN GUIDE TO FACULTY MEETINGS. But Richardson's Pamela provided a pearl of wisdom, from the mouth of Mrs. Jewkes, Mr. B's Lincolnshire housekeeper: "O these Scholars, said she, they have not the Hearts of Mice!"

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Oh good ! That is just what I need

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I am quite excited about my book haul from the Fitzcarraldo sale, but why didn't I figure out how to buy myself some time for reading as well? If you can assure me that letter of recommendation season will end while I still have my eyesight, please do.

Mathias Enard's The Annual Banquet of the Gravediggers' Guild (blue cover), Olga Tokarczuk's Primeval and Other Times (blue cover), and Alice Hattrick's Fancy Work (White book): three books in Fitcarraldo Editions

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As I’ve asked many times now, what constituencies does a university president represent? Because too often, the answer seems to not include anyone who works or studies at the university, and that seems like a problem.

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

These are the books that have been placed by my bedside in my hotel in New Haven, and I cannot say that I am happy about it

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Please tell us (meaning me!) about the opera highlights. 👀

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You might well be right ! And yet we have had for two years an Associate Dean for communications. It’s not confidence inspiring either way, is it?

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's a good question. In fact, avatars are what the freshmen got at the start of the semester instead of human advisors (the human beings had mainly been laid off over the summer).

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So very sorry for your loss, Dale. That is a lovely photo.

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What a shame! Though I must admit that this particular scam makes me chuckle …

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I adore Harrison and that would be a good pairing. Next time maybe! Thank you for the encouragement, Leon.

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pals, I just got copied on an invitation to speak to the "Eclectic Wine and Cheese Book Club" of Alexandria, VA. The email begins "Hi M. H. Abrams and Deidre Shauna Lynch." Mike Abrams died in 2015, at age 102, so I guess bookclub discussion of The Norton Anthology of Engl Lit will involve a séance?

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Feeling as tho' humanistic study here (construe "here" as you will) is doomed, but on the bright side I get to talk about this Jackie Kay poem today w/ a dedicated group of undergrads. (What's more I learned about the poem on this very site--🙏): www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/old-ton...

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Old Tongue

When I was eight, I was forced south. Not long after, when I opened my mouth, a strange thing happened. I lost my Scottish accent. Words fell off my tongue: eedyit, dreich, wabbit, crabbit stummer, te...

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Everyone employed at a postsecondary institution (& esp deans of students) should read Kate Manne's powerful essay: "Cease to be a place where sexual assault is often subject to less punishment than protesting and plagiarism. ... become a place where our sons are not initiated into rape culture."

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

what do you want to bet that they used AI to write them!

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

CANNOT wait to see this! (And I hope in Chicago too...) Many congratulations!

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is the incredibly kind and wise cousin with whom we went on a rain forest hike not quite 10 years ago and saw a pademelon. Unforgettable!

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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A member of the Queensland, Australia branch of my mum's family recently passed away, much too young, from skin cancer. But it's been bringing the family both there and here just a tiny bit of cheer to learn from his widow that a tree kangaroo & a wombat showed up to his (outdoor) memorial service.

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Dr SpookyGoth @ghostingdani.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Humanities will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no humanities.

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John O'Brien @johnobrien.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Behold, a job post in my department. The University of Virginia’s Department of English/Program in Creative Writing (creativewriting.virginia.edu ) invites applications for a tenure-line Assistant or Associate Professor in Fiction. To apply, please visit apply.interfolio.com/192511

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Mother Love

Fiction Reading

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Keats-Shelley Assoc. @ksaacomm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

✨ Fast facts about the Pforzheimer awards! - Who can apply: Grad students, untenured faculty, & independent scholars - Purpose: Expenses related to research in Romantic-era literature & culture - Award amount: $3,000 - Deadline: Nov. 1 Find more info & apply today! www.k-saa.org/pforzheimera...

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Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr, Award — K-SAA

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