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The way in which alliteration jumps out in unexpected places continues to amaze me. I have been reading a biography […]

There’s more to Beowulf than alliteration and I promise to move on, but it occurs to me that I should

Rejoice and be exceedingly glad! I bring you good tidings of great joy. Et cetera. Our Technical Research and Demographics

I began writing these blogs (this blog?) with the promise of discussing other things than Beowulf and Beyond. Haven’t done

In 1773 Samuel Johnson set off for Scotland with James Boswell at his side. Boswell was Scottish and had connections

One thing I’m learning about doing readings is that I usually arrive at an almost empty room and have to

I read from Beyond Beowulf at a “Literary Coffee House” in the Bethlehem CT Public Library along with many others.

It’s been a week without readings and I’ve had time to spend in the garden and the woods. Especially the

Once you start thinking about alliteration, you can find it everywhere. It makes me wonder whether there is some “deep

Are you a big fan of “Law and Order”? Sam Waterston happens to have become a friend in recent years