Monthly Archives: July 2012

This may be a short post, because I’m not sure how many minutes I have left on my free wifi. First, I thought you might like to see the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum. I know the political controversy … Continue reading →

Last night, I couldn’t get to sleep. I think it was the excitement and nervousness of being in a new place, for the third time in three weeks. Or maybe it was the coffee I had yesterday. Hungarian coffee is … Continue reading →

On this trip, I have a secret mission. It’s to figure out who I am, now that the dissertation is done. Who I am and what I want to do, because now that the dissertation is done, I have the … Continue reading →

I didn’t post at all while I was in London. In his preface to Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth says, “poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility.” I think that’s true of … Continue reading →