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Poetry, fiction, rhetoric, literary criticism, and creative writing.

status: Finished

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certainty: certain

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importance: 8/10

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Great Books of the Western Worldsequences2025.08.25
status: In Progress·certainty: likely·importance: 9/10

My decade-long journey through the great books of western civilization.

Japanese Literaturesequences2025.07.15
status: In Progress·certainty: likely·importance: 9/10

Forms, aesthetics, and philosophies of Japanese verse and prose across centuries.

Letter to the Licentiousessays2025.07.13
status: Notes·certainty: certain·importance: 9/10

a moral letter to those who indulge in excessive, and unprincipled lust

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I Learned to Lie by Listening to Clocks (villanelle)blog2025.07.11
status: Finished·certainty: certain·importance: 5/10

A villanelle exploring the relationship between time and perception.

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The Waste Land, a Close Readingblog2025.04.26
status: Notes·certainty: likely·importance: 6/10

A close reading of T.S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land', analysis of its structure, themes, and references.

poetryclose-readingeliot
Ulalume, a Close Readingblog2025.04.26
status: Notes·certainty: likely·importance: 6/10

A close reading of Edgar Allan Poe's 'Ulalume', exploring its themes, structure, and emotional depth.

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