Poet Richard Wilbur faced a dilemma in his 1976 poem “The Fourth of July” — how to honor patriotism without discounting pluralism
William Tate discusses in Christianity & Literature, free to read thru 19 July
July 4th is a key date in U.S history., and for the Philippines as well
Revisit Sharon Delmendo’s article in Journal of Asian American Studies examining Philippine-American Relations on the centennial of Philippine Independence
A #SummerLit holiday bonus for July 4:
A pair of poems by Yasmine Anderson from the Spring 2020 issue of African American Review: Yellow, and: July 4th.
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Continuing #SummerLit Friday, out weekly literary feature from the Hopkins Press Journals archive
Today featuring a poem from the July 2017 edition of The Yale Review: Ernest Hilbert’s “Independence Day”
Free to read on Project MUSE through 19 July
How and when will translation receive recognition for its crucial role in the academic ecosystem?
Spanning the Hopkins Press blog & 9 articles in a new special issue of MLN, it's a lively and thoughtful 10-scholar forum, open access for a year thru March 2025
How July 4th should be celebrated was hotly debated from the beginnings of the U.S.
In Leviathan, Anne Baker examines works by Douglass and Melville focused such celebrations, and wrestling with the the ways the nation fell short of its promises
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