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Just reposting these new poems for the weekend morning shift.

This is peak interior decorating.

You know it is a classical education gathering when the backdrop is books.

Sharing some poems on suffering and faith here this morning in Norman.

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Richard Wilbur. Just the sort of simple and profound poem I love best from Wilbur.

At NVR, Steven Knepper reviews a very fine collection by the Louisville lawyer-poet David Leightty. Here's his poem "Manifesto": Sometimes the thing is—hunker. Turn inward when life's urging slows; Chestnuts in time of blight, goldfinch in winter, Poets in an age of prose.

Some of us still read and assign books. Plenty of students still *want* to undertake the hard work of learning. They are grateful for high expectations and accountability.

Who wants to see Paul Kingsnorth in Cambridge (US Cambridge) tomorrow??

Our 2025 Fundraiser Begins Thanks from the depths, in advance, for giving generously. Literature at its best mirrors back to us a distilled version of human experience, challenging and showing us how to be attentive to reality, how to resist despair in favor of the true

Starting today!

It’s been a great day at OBU. Fred Sanders delivered the annual Hobbs Lecture in chapel and then we held a colloquium on Nicaea this afternoon. Looking forward to continuing the conversation at the The Center for Baptist Renewal annual event tomorrow.

Excited to dig into this from Benjamin Myers!

Excited to get my hands on this little book on the liberal arts by my friend and colleague, Benjamin Myers! He and OBU Honors Program are crucial to our identity at OBU. Take up and read! amzn.to/4o4xpbo

After a very rich but busy week, I’m recovering today by doing some work on the house and spending time with old friends.