Tag: British Literature

From the Pequod to the Oil Fields

James Hackett describes how his early encounters with some classics of American and British literature—including Moby-Dick—caused him to become more reflective about life. They also taught him the…

“Fern Hill”: The Fleeting, Eternal Magnificence of Innocence

I could do several Humanities Hours out of Humanities Moments – there are so many passages and ideas that have animated my imagination. I first find myself drawn…

A Poem Remembered, a World Created

During the past several weeks I’ve been drafting some thoughts I’ve had for a number of years regarding the way we learn from nature and from other people’s…