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Come Join Us: English Pronunciation in a Global World

31 Mar 2020 Diligent Candy

Hello everyone, We sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are doing okay. With the current mandate on social distancing, these are indeed challenging times, especially for the most vulnerable amongst us. Please know that you are not alone, … Continue reading Come Join Us: English Pronunciation in a Global World

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English Pronunciation in a Global World MOOC Great Success

5 Jan 20205 Jan 2020 Diligent Candy

I had posted earlier that our MOOC had completed its second run. We had such an amazing time organizing and running it. It presented us with such great learning opportunities. It gives me immense pleasure that our MOOC – this … Continue reading English Pronunciation in a Global World MOOC Great Success

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Teaching the Ghazal in Class

20 Nov 201720 Nov 2017 Diligent Candy

Last week I was subbing at the Vrije Universteit for the Genre, Literature and Analysis class for the Bachelor First Year course. I was teaching the villanelle and ghazal, which involved aspects of the forms as well as close reading. … Continue reading Teaching the Ghazal in Class

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Poet Natasha Trethewey wins the 2017 Heinz Award

24 Sep 2017 Diligent Candy

It is wonderful to hear that poet Natasha Trethewey has been named the 2017 Heinz Award Winner – Northwestern Now. Trethewey has written a magnificent ghazal “Miscegenation” that I discuss in my PhD dissertation on the American ghazal. [Image: Poets.org] Continue reading Poet Natasha Trethewey wins the 2017 Heinz Award

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Words and solar glares

1 May 201428 Jun 2017 Diligent Candy

Every word a stumbling block setup for the fall in to the endless plummet towards the bottom a bottom I never reach tumbling and tumbling pools of prepositions hills built of adjectives conjunctions swirling overhead misty mornings a sun that … Continue reading Words and solar glares

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