Literary Nomads

Join me, Steve Chisnell, as we find and lose meaning across modern and classic tales, through ancient and distant verse, atop everything in our many cultures which might be read. For teachers, students, and lovers of reading, we will discover new paths t

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Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” – Part 1

Posted February 7, 202500:33:10

What do we do with--how do we read--can we make us of--a classic and famous metaphysical poem which is also misogynistic?

Not My Text! Irony and Ducking Accountability

Posted January 31, 202500:31:56

We consider who is accountable for the text: author, character, or reader, and how writers build a narrative distance in texts to allow irony and meaning...

An Introduction and Irony

Posted January 24, 202500:26:46

What is Literary Nomads, anyway? And what does that have to do with Radiohead, Godzilla, professorial assault, and irony?

Unwoven Interview #3: Poet Kelly Porter

Posted January 17, 202500:52:24

The final of three full interviews from the book launch of my poetry book Unwoven. Here, poet Kelly Porter and I discuss how consciously writers might...

Unwoven Interview #2: Teacher Sarah Rusinowski

Posted January 10, 202500:29:13

The second of three full interviews from the book launch of my poetry book Unwoven. Here, teacher Sarah Rusinowski considers classroom applications...