Emily W | November 22, 2009

In 1637, when Anne Hutchinson was banished from the Massachusett’s Bay Colony, Anne Bradstreet’s husband recorded the proceedings. I take a look at how these two women–one a spritial leader and the other a poet–grappled with constraints on female speech in an essay published that poetryfoundation.org published last week:

Anne Bradstreet: “To My Dear and [...]

Category: Early Americna Poetry, Poetry, Poetry and Religion | 3 Comments »
Tags: Anne Bradstreet, Anne Hutchinson, Early American Poetry, Emily Warn, Famous poems, Famous poets

Emily W | October 27, 2009

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Next week, Chicago-poet Peter O’Leary and I will be talking about poetry and religion at The Works, a writer’s salon at a combination bowling alley and theater in Minneapolis.  We’ll be talking about listmaking and naming in our work and respective religious traditions.   In my talk, I’ll be relating naming to two different concepts of [...]

Category: Judaism, Poetry, Poetry and Judaism, Poetry and Religion | 3 Comments »
Tags: nothingness, Poetry, Poetry and Judaism