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Month: July 2020

Claude McKay: Harlem Renaissance writer, poet, and political activist

writer. author. poet. literature.
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I am a bit infatuated with the Harlem Renaissance writers for their skill and audacity. It’s really great that in the face of adversity, these writers were committing to paper some extremely influential work that was also politically-minded and creative.

The Writing Post July 19, 2020 Blog

Summer Poem: “Jet” by Tony Hoagland

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A summer poem by Tony Hoagland.

The Writing Post July 18, 2020 Blog

Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald: Friends and Frenemies

writer. author. novelist. writing. literature. books.
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This is a story about a couple of drinking pals and their exploits, and it gets a little weird and a little unfriendly.

The Writing Post July 17, 2020 Blog

Washington Irving: literary celebrity and author of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

writer. author. novelist. washington irving. satirist. the legend of sleepy hollow.
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I can imagine the dark sky and the rain on the classroom windows and the autumn leaves blowing on the street outside. It was then that I thought to myself: “I am going to teach one day because I want this experience to exist for others.”

The Writing Post July 16, 2020 Blog

Emily Dickinson: epistles and poems

author. writer. poet.
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Emily Dickinson crafted phenomenal poetry and led an interesting life, albeit a quiet one. Her poems, such as “Faith” and “Much Madness is Divinest Sense” give credence to her ability to craft verse, and her body of work is more than exceptional in the face of modern literary studies

The Writing Post July 15, 2020 Blog

Border Legends of Scotland: Tales of magic and monsters

folklore. scotland. literature. novels. novelist. writing. stories.
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After writing about Sir Walter Scott, I had to track down the Border stories that inspired him to write great movements within literature, because, well, frankly, I think it’s really cool.

The Writing Post July 14, 2020 Blog

Sir Walter Scott: Epic writer and author of “Ivanhoe”

author. writer. novelist. writing. poet. ivanhoe. rob roy.
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When I think of Sir Walter Scott, I think about Smailholm Tower, where under its looming shadow he was raised on romantic, adventurous tales of heroes and villains; and, with this tower over his head, he was compelled to read great literature and poetry ( by previous legendary authors, of course).

The Writing Post July 13, 2020 Blog

Three basic functions of language: Informative, Expressive, and Directive Language

writing. author. communication. language. language function.
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Brief post today to look at the different types of language use, and for today’s post, that includes informative, expressive (therefore receptive), and directive.

The Writing Post July 11, 2020 Blog

Victorian Literature (1837-1901)

Author. Writing. The Victorian Era. Robert Louis Stevenson. Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.
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Another movement that kicked off toward the tail-end of the Romanticism movement was the Victorian Period, which literally lasted from the reign of Queen Victoria, which was between 1837-1901. What caused this movement to kick off, and who were some of the major authors? Welp, let’s take a look!

The Writing Post July 10, 2020 Blog

Transcendentalism (1836-1860)

Trees. Spirit. Transcendentalism. Author. Book. Writing. Writer. Novelist.
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Toward the end of the movement, we also found new ways to think of Romanticism in the transcendentalist movement, which was a bit more nonconformist. Thus, for this post, let’s look at the qualities and writers of the movement within a movement to get a sense of what’s going on.

The Writing Post July 9, 2020 Blog

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