K. Daniel Gleason

Purveyor of Literature

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At the trial of God, we will ask: why did you allow all this?
And the answer will be an echo: why did you allow all this?

― Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic @ilya_poet

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We live on this vast earth for such a short while
that we must mourn and celebrate right now.

A palm leaf is shaped like an open hand.
The taste of dates is holy.

-Edward Hirsch "Dates"

[K. Daniel Gleason @KDanielGleason]

At the trial of God, we will ask: why did you allow all this?
And the answer will be an echo: why did you allow all this?

― Ilya Kaminsky, Deaf Republic @ilya_poet

[K. Daniel Gleason @KDanielGleason]

this is the city you lost...
where two things were esteemed: literature and ships, poetry and the sea.

the city of Odessa in "Exile" by @carolynforche

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@NickLutsko my kids are HUGE fans (your songs on repeat everyday) and they have some fan letters they want to send you. Any chance you could DM me an address?

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Rage dancing to decompress last week and gear up for next. @NickLutsko Songs on the Computer till your face sweats.

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@akarra Thanks for reading the essay! Yeah, repetition and imitation have been great teachers for me. This Emily Dickinson project has opened up some new creative space for me. If I do a second year, it will feel very different because the act of typing is complete.

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They just built a new jail in my town and this weekend there's an "open house." Sounds like a trap.

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Pity they had to put a football game in between the poetry reading and the concert.

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Time for a little Tennessee charcuterie:

fish sticks = smoked salmon
cheese sticks = brie
biscuits = baguette
vienna sausage = prosciutto
miller high life = champaign

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Ah, the sweet Christmas tradition of going to see lights on a Saturday night and then on a Tuesday waiting three hours in a car line for a drive through COVID test all at the Rhea County fairgrounds.

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@PeterHeld So good! Hopefully we'll be able to play sometime, and you can give me some pointers while you whoop me. ♟️

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Anyone else out there watch the Queen's Gambit, start playing chess online, realize how hard it is, start watching youtube videos about chess strategy, keep losing online, rewatch Queen's Gambit because now you know the moves, and have your brain totally wrecked? No? Just me?

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@seeking_hannah Sounds fun!

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@seeking_hannah We have a cure for this problem. It's called becoming an English major. (But seriously, well done on cranking out the Dostoyevsky. Very impressive.)

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'tis the season for the church in my neighborhood to put out its nativity scene featuring super creepy mannequins, a time honored tradition in these parts.

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@kool_kat94 "Define Modernism or modern." It was for an elective course I taught on 20th century literature. What's your answer?

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Students had the option to answer my final exam bonus question in the form of a meme. Best decision I made all semester.

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@raymondlegg1 Learned from the best

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Did some math...

This semester my students wrote 2,471 pages.

That's 1,235,500 words.

That's Moby Dick times six. But written by 18-22 year-olds.

I graded all of it.

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@thejgravitt Or they break their vows together 🎶