Tag Archives: Apocalypse

The words of the prophets

2020’s AWP Conference (#awpocalypse) was held in San Antonio during a declared state of disaster and public health emergency. I went to a reading at a wonderful dive bar, where a song lyric about Lenny Bruce was painted on a wall.…

March 8, 2020 – 9:32 pm | By Admin | Posted in Academic | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The words of the prophets

The End is Nigh

See if you can tell which lines are from all-campus announcements and which are from the apocalyptic novels we read this semester:

Our students are getting sick now in large numbers.

Late yesterday afternoon, a Hamilton student went to the Health Center with flu-like symptoms consistent with the virus.

The student has been isolated in …

December 18, 2009 – 12:04 am | By Admin | Posted in Academic | Tagged | Comments Off on The End is Nigh

Born under a red sun

My friend Kamila Shamsie recently returned to Hamilton College and read from her latest novel, Burnt Shadows. The book is getting great reviews everywhere and was short-listed for the Orange Prize. A friend and I endured the international shipping charges in order to get the red sun cover from the UK because, uh, some …

November 12, 2009 – 11:29 pm | By Admin | Posted in Reading | Tagged , | Comments Off on Born under a red sun

Lightlessness

Once again, I take on the role of Visiting Professor of English at Hamilton College. This year, my courses focus on apocalyptic themes in literature. I’m afraid the reading list isn’t very cheerful.…

August 5, 2009 – 10:33 pm | By Admin | Posted in Academic | Tagged | Comments Off on Lightlessness