Transcendental Concord
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Literary and History Nerds who love all things Concord, MA. Writers, Social Justice, Transcendentalists, Patriots of Color, all the true stories that are not always part of the traditional legends.
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“There’s always something to do” is an (unrealized) echo of what Concordian Ellen Garrison (1823-1892) wrote as her mission in a recently discovered letter. African American woman went South to teach formerly enslaved people to read.
Happy Birthday, Nikki Giovanni, we are all warmed by your life.
Happy Birthday, Nikki Giovanni, we are all warmed by your life.
happy bday poet Nikki Giovanni, b.1943, Knoxville, TN.
“i hope i die
warmed
by the life that i tried
to live”
“We love because it's the only true adventure.”
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well...
“i hope i die
warmed
by the life that i tried
to live”
“We love because it's the only true adventure.”
“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well...
June 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“There’s always something to do” is an (unrealized) echo of what Concordian Ellen Garrison (1823-1892) wrote as her mission in a recently discovered letter. African American woman went South to teach formerly enslaved people to read.
Happy Birthday, Nikki Giovanni, we are all warmed by your life.
Happy Birthday, Nikki Giovanni, we are all warmed by your life.
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This is highlighting a literary device and is not about the current state of the union. 🤭 🤣
![Wikipedia definition of "idiot plot": In literary criticism, an idiot plot is one which is "kept in motion solely by virtue of the fact that everybody involved is an idiot",[1]: 26 and where the story would quickly end, or possibly not even happen, if this were not the case.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6waxgers6k753hgsmh2prmv7/bafkreicwreql25fxq3hliczfe3pgz6djdjbrvwbax2d2oyevjm73tb3voy@jpeg)
June 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This is highlighting a literary device and is not about the current state of the union. 🤭 🤣
Joiri Minaya’s work is highly recommended! She engages with perceptions of nature, exoticism and “the other” in surprising ways.
I reviewed Joiri Minaya's Venus Flytrap performance at Bartram's Garden in Philadelphia, which continues until Sunday.
Joiri Minaya Upends the Allure of Exoticization
The artist’s performance reflects the evolution of its garden site from starkly colonial origins to a different type of cultural cross-pollination.
hyperallergic.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Joiri Minaya’s work is highly recommended! She engages with perceptions of nature, exoticism and “the other” in surprising ways.
Happy (belated) Birthday to Julia Ward Howe! If she lived, she’d be 206.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Passion Flowers, Hermaphrodite, Mother’s Day, plys her kids won the first Pulitzer for biography!
This was her gravestone at Mt. Auburn last week, well honored and loved throughout the year.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Passion Flowers, Hermaphrodite, Mother’s Day, plys her kids won the first Pulitzer for biography!
This was her gravestone at Mt. Auburn last week, well honored and loved throughout the year.
May 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Happy (belated) Birthday to Julia Ward Howe! If she lived, she’d be 206.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Passion Flowers, Hermaphrodite, Mother’s Day, plys her kids won the first Pulitzer for biography!
This was her gravestone at Mt. Auburn last week, well honored and loved throughout the year.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic, Passion Flowers, Hermaphrodite, Mother’s Day, plys her kids won the first Pulitzer for biography!
This was her gravestone at Mt. Auburn last week, well honored and loved throughout the year.
One of the best sessions of the American Literature Association conference was @alicedegalzain.bsky.social who reframed the bio of Margaret Fuller from the POV of Caroline Healey Dall, an acolyte who respected & loved her work, rather than the mainstream narrative from her more famous biographers.
May 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
One of the best sessions of the American Literature Association conference was @alicedegalzain.bsky.social who reframed the bio of Margaret Fuller from the POV of Caroline Healey Dall, an acolyte who respected & loved her work, rather than the mainstream narrative from her more famous biographers.
For #ALA2025, the third day was one of the best. Here is a panel focused on the genealogy and generosity of Concord teachers and their students. Pictured are the dream team of researchers & biographers who are eager to encourage the next generations of Transcendental researchers!! 💖💖💖
May 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
For #ALA2025, the third day was one of the best. Here is a panel focused on the genealogy and generosity of Concord teachers and their students. Pictured are the dream team of researchers & biographers who are eager to encourage the next generations of Transcendental researchers!! 💖💖💖
Margaret Fuller is featured on one of the coolest history blogs. She is having (yet another) Moment. @fullersociety.bsky.social
travsd.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/m...
travsd.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/m...
Margaret Fuller’s Moment
Congratulations to Travalanche friend Tamara Rose of Transcendental Concord, recently elected to the board of the Margaret Fuller Society. Margaret Fuller (1810-1850) was a remarkable American, one…
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May 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Margaret Fuller is featured on one of the coolest history blogs. She is having (yet another) Moment. @fullersociety.bsky.social
travsd.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/m...
travsd.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/m...
The Fullerines of the @fullersociety.bsky.social including @alicedegalzain.bsky.social in front of Margaret’s cenotaph. We hope she feels the birthday love. 💕
May 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Fullerines of the @fullersociety.bsky.social including @alicedegalzain.bsky.social in front of Margaret’s cenotaph. We hope she feels the birthday love. 💕
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Happy 215th birthday Margaret Fuller!
Some Fullerenes took an excursion to Mt Auburn to pay homage (thank you Tammy Rose @concordwriters.bsky.social for organizing this and Megan Marshall for being our guide)
Some Fullerenes took an excursion to Mt Auburn to pay homage (thank you Tammy Rose @concordwriters.bsky.social for organizing this and Megan Marshall for being our guide)
May 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Happy 215th birthday Margaret Fuller!
Some Fullerenes took an excursion to Mt Auburn to pay homage (thank you Tammy Rose @concordwriters.bsky.social for organizing this and Megan Marshall for being our guide)
Some Fullerenes took an excursion to Mt Auburn to pay homage (thank you Tammy Rose @concordwriters.bsky.social for organizing this and Megan Marshall for being our guide)
Happy 215th Birthday to Margaret Fuller and her literary descendants! We visited today and left some precious objects: a shell and a wooden rose!
May 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Happy 215th Birthday to Margaret Fuller and her literary descendants! We visited today and left some precious objects: a shell and a wooden rose!
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#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1900: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is first published. One of the best-known stories in American literature, some analysts have argued that it has a political basis, particularly related to turn-of-the-century monetary policy. /1
Today in history, 1900: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is first published. One of the best-known stories in American literature, some analysts have argued that it has a political basis, particularly related to turn-of-the-century monetary policy. /1
May 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Today in history, 1900: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is first published. One of the best-known stories in American literature, some analysts have argued that it has a political basis, particularly related to turn-of-the-century monetary policy. /1
Today in history, 1900: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is first published. One of the best-known stories in American literature, some analysts have argued that it has a political basis, particularly related to turn-of-the-century monetary policy. /1
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We all need to channel Pedro Pascal 🔥🔥🔥
When asked at Cannes about America’s political chaos, Pascal said:
“Fear is how they win—so keep telling your stories, keep expressing yourself, and keep fighting. F*ck the people who try to scare you. Fight back. Don’t let them win.”
When asked at Cannes about America’s political chaos, Pascal said:
“Fear is how they win—so keep telling your stories, keep expressing yourself, and keep fighting. F*ck the people who try to scare you. Fight back. Don’t let them win.”
May 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
We all need to channel Pedro Pascal 🔥🔥🔥
When asked at Cannes about America’s political chaos, Pascal said:
“Fear is how they win—so keep telling your stories, keep expressing yourself, and keep fighting. F*ck the people who try to scare you. Fight back. Don’t let them win.”
When asked at Cannes about America’s political chaos, Pascal said:
“Fear is how they win—so keep telling your stories, keep expressing yourself, and keep fighting. F*ck the people who try to scare you. Fight back. Don’t let them win.”
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Do you think we don't know?
The Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting and
commentary goes to @anntelnaes.bsky.social, for various works that appeared in The Washington Post.
This is her third Pulitzer recognition.
commentary goes to @anntelnaes.bsky.social, for various works that appeared in The Washington Post.
This is her third Pulitzer recognition.
Ann Telnaes
Ann Telnaes was an editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post. She won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 2001 and was a finalist for the prize in 2022.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Do you think we don't know?
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"These aren’t just impressive numbers – they represent a potential political force that could mobilize against lawmakers targeting library funding..."
#FundLibraries
#FundLibraries
"More than 41,000 new borrowers signed up for library cards. That’s a 16% increase." (Ohio)
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/05...
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/05...
“These numbers should terrify lawmakers:” Library borrowing boom threatens GOP funding cuts
Record-breaking 41,000 new library cardholders in Cuyahoga County become potential political force against state Republicans' attempts to slash guaranteed library funding
www.cleveland.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"These aren’t just impressive numbers – they represent a potential political force that could mobilize against lawmakers targeting library funding..."
#FundLibraries
#FundLibraries
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Now in possession of the historic 1st LoA volume of Fuller’s writings (& other amazing books). This is why I love the @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social 🙌
March 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Now in possession of the historic 1st LoA volume of Fuller’s writings (& other amazing books). This is why I love the @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social 🙌
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Calling for papers for MLA 2026! “Margaret Fuller and 19C American Women Writers Observing Nature, Engaging Science” Abstracts due March 20: margaretfullersociety.org/call-for-pap... @modernlanguage.bsky.social @c19americanists.bsky.social @emersonsociety.bsky.social @amantiquarian.bsky.social
“Margaret Fuller and 19C American Women Writers Observing Nature, Engaging Science” – Margaret Fuller Society
margaretfullersociety.org
March 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Calling for papers for MLA 2026! “Margaret Fuller and 19C American Women Writers Observing Nature, Engaging Science” Abstracts due March 20: margaretfullersociety.org/call-for-pap... @modernlanguage.bsky.social @c19americanists.bsky.social @emersonsociety.bsky.social @amantiquarian.bsky.social
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“Do we really want to draw back the curtain on history and find people talking and acting the way we do?” In @nytimes.com, Margaret Fuller’s Pulitzer-winning biographer Megan Marshall discusses the possibilities and pitfalls of novels based on the lives of historical figures.
Do You Like Your History With Imaginative Leaps or Grounded in Fact?
Novelized accounts of historical figures’ lives are hugely popular. But do we really want to draw back the curtain on history and find people talking and acting the way we do?
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“Do we really want to draw back the curtain on history and find people talking and acting the way we do?” In @nytimes.com, Margaret Fuller’s Pulitzer-winning biographer Megan Marshall discusses the possibilities and pitfalls of novels based on the lives of historical figures.
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Join us for LIVE Concord 250 coverage at 6 a.m. and throughout the day and evening! #PatriotsDay
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Concord Bridge
Join The Concord Bridge team for live coverage of the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution,
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April 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Join us for LIVE Concord 250 coverage at 6 a.m. and throughout the day and evening! #PatriotsDay
concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
concordbridge.org/index.php/20...
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Today I pause and remember those we lost on both sides at the Battles of #Lexington and #Concord 250 years ago. @usarmy.bsky.social @britisharmy.bsky.social #Rev250 #Genealogy
April 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Today I pause and remember those we lost on both sides at the Battles of #Lexington and #Concord 250 years ago. @usarmy.bsky.social @britisharmy.bsky.social #Rev250 #Genealogy
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250 years after the first battles of the American Revolution, we're watching reenactments unfold in the historic Massachusetts town of Lexington. Soon after, the Battle of Concord will also be reenacted. https://www.wcvb.com/article/patriots-day-april-19-2025-reenactment-lexington-concord/64524658
April 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
250 years after the first battles of the American Revolution, we're watching reenactments unfold in the historic Massachusetts town of Lexington. Soon after, the Battle of Concord will also be reenacted. https://www.wcvb.com/article/patriots-day-april-19-2025-reenactment-lexington-concord/64524658
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“Eight hundred of the best British troops in America having thus nobly vanquished a company of non-firing Yankees while dispersing and slaughtered a few of them by way of experiment, marched forward in the greatness of their might to Concord.”
April 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
“Eight hundred of the best British troops in America having thus nobly vanquished a company of non-firing Yankees while dispersing and slaughtered a few of them by way of experiment, marched forward in the greatness of their might to Concord.”
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Imagine a Sea of Signs at Concord's 250th #ABlueView🧵1/3
Every year since 1825, Concord has commerated the 1st battle of the Rev. with a Minute Man parade. The 50 yr anniversaries are historic often w/Presidents & images that live on forever.
On Sat ConcordIndivisible.org ...
Every year since 1825, Concord has commerated the 1st battle of the Rev. with a Minute Man parade. The 50 yr anniversaries are historic often w/Presidents & images that live on forever.
On Sat ConcordIndivisible.org ...
April 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Imagine a Sea of Signs at Concord's 250th #ABlueView🧵1/3
Every year since 1825, Concord has commerated the 1st battle of the Rev. with a Minute Man parade. The 50 yr anniversaries are historic often w/Presidents & images that live on forever.
On Sat ConcordIndivisible.org ...
Every year since 1825, Concord has commerated the 1st battle of the Rev. with a Minute Man parade. The 50 yr anniversaries are historic often w/Presidents & images that live on forever.
On Sat ConcordIndivisible.org ...