Eric E. Solomon, PhD

🏳️‍🌈Professor & Writer • Originally from Leland, MS, birthplace of Kermit the Frog • Views mine• he/him/his

[Eric E. Solomon, PhD @eesolomo]

Please go read my conversation with @jerichobrown about the great Reginald Shepherd @SouthernSpaces! ❤️

https://t.co/x4qAhetQDl

[Eric E. Solomon, PhD @eesolomo]

“The possibility of suffering being redeemed by art, being made meaningful and thus real … is still vital to me. Art reminds us of the uniqueness, particularity, and intrinsic value of things, including ourselves.” —Reginald Shepherd, “Why I Write”

https://t.co/jgoBK5MVvG

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@MariusGrose @jerichobrown Thanks for reading ❤️

[Eric E. Solomon, PhD @eesolomo]

Happy to have been a part of this conversation with Jericho about a poet who means a great deal to us both. ❤️

[Eric E. Solomon, PhD @eesolomo]

"To My Student the Morning After the Election" ✨

[Eric E. Solomon, PhD @eesolomo]

🦊🎃Greetings from our Feast! In Halloween class with Professor Mr. Fox, we relished in our careful close readings & thoughtful discussion of literary texts. There were Halloween treats & intellectual feats!
#fantasticmrfox #halloween

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Today is #NationalComingOutDay. Whether you’re out in the country or out in the city, whether you’re *out* at all, may you have the courage to live your life fully & invite those you trust & love to witness your blossoming ❤️🌼🌸🌻🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈☀️

#pride #queerhistorymonth

[Eric E. Solomon, PhD @eesolomo]

@jerichobrown This movie wrecked me. I watched it in a theater full of gay men in Atlanta and the sobs from us all. Indelible. You should watch Haigh’s first movie Weekend if you haven’t seen it. He is one of our best.

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Day One ✅ Greeted over coffee this morning by my deer Mom and baby neighbors. 2 lectures delivered by 10 am. Office hours & meeting with phenomenal teaching assistants by noon… now, writing time. ❤️
#AcademicTwitter

[Lillian E. Smith Center @LES_Center]

We're gearing up for multiple events this fall! Hope you can join us! @CrystalWilki @eesolomo

More info: https://t.co/8QWsIx2fAg

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@AuthorKimberley

[Eric E. Solomon, PhD @eesolomo]

Believe (in) Joy. A better politics is possible.

"I believe in a better politics, one that finds us at our most decent and open and brave." —Pete Buttigieg

#KamalaHarris #TimWalz #DNC #ChooseJoy #CoachWalz #ForThePeople #PeteButtigieg

[Eric E. Solomon, PhD @eesolomo]

Looking forward to celebrating the legacy & wisdom of Lillian E. Smith.

“You ask me what we want. And I say, who are we?” —Lillian E. Smith, Killers of the Dream

[Lillian E. Smith Center @LES_Center]

Make sure to join us at @PiedmontGA Mason-Scharfenstein Museum this fall as we celebrate Lillian E. Smith. Featuring presentations by Mark Albertin, Hal Jacobs, and @eesolomo

@KeriLeighMerrit

[Eric E. Solomon, PhD @eesolomo]

#jamesbaldwin #jamesbaldwinamerica #jamesbaldwinquote #community #atl #atlantageorgia #emory #oxfordcollege end 🧵

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Thursday, we celebrated the final session of our seminar “James Baldwin’s America” for the semester. We took this photograph after having our final discussion on Baldwin’s The Evidence of Things Not Seen & reflecting on the semester together. One student propped up her water /1🧵

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as long as life lasts, and I would not have to risk sounding so grandiose were I not under the necessity of attempting to excavate the meaning of the word community—which, as I have understood it, simply means our endless connection with, and responsibility for, each other” /6