Anne Acker
@litunlit.bsky.social
Scholar, reader, teacher of literature and rhetoric. George Herbert, John Donne, and John Bunyan. Lover of bookstore coffee shops and back roads in Appalachia.
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I was roommates with an English major who ended up being a physician. For a med school recommendation for one of my UNC journalism students I asked him the impact of his English major. “It taught me to listen & to empathize with patients & to understand their needs, including emotional ones.”
This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I was roommates with an English major who ended up being a physician. For a med school recommendation for one of my UNC journalism students I asked him the impact of his English major. “It taught me to listen & to empathize with patients & to understand their needs, including emotional ones.”
"Agnes? The humans are watching us again."
October 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"Agnes? The humans are watching us again."
Autumn has arrived in the mountains.
October 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Autumn has arrived in the mountains.
October daisies. #bloomsky #bloomscrolling
October 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
October daisies. #bloomsky #bloomscrolling
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Funny how folks like to say that humanities degrees are “useless” while the world is being actively destroyed by people not knowing about history, ethics, media literacy, or how to think critically. But sure, tell me again how STEM alone will save us.
April 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Funny how folks like to say that humanities degrees are “useless” while the world is being actively destroyed by people not knowing about history, ethics, media literacy, or how to think critically. But sure, tell me again how STEM alone will save us.
Finished teaching a nature writing community workshop tonight. Such a great class! It was a welcome reminder that beauty is a suitable subject for any voice.
April 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Finished teaching a nature writing community workshop tonight. Such a great class! It was a welcome reminder that beauty is a suitable subject for any voice.
Blue Ridge Parkway. Just before the new leaves appear.
April 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Blue Ridge Parkway. Just before the new leaves appear.
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What a wonderful idea…👇
Let’s. Do. This. ✨
Let’s. Do. This. ✨
March 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What a wonderful idea…👇
Let’s. Do. This. ✨
Let’s. Do. This. ✨
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This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times
March 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times
Can I give up Donald Trump for Lent? Any other fast feels so hollow.
March 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Can I give up Donald Trump for Lent? Any other fast feels so hollow.
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Least believable thing about Greek mythology is how every character is important and has an intricate story. No regular guys at all. Zeus should have a brother named Steve who just works at the agora and that's his whole thing
February 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Least believable thing about Greek mythology is how every character is important and has an intricate story. No regular guys at all. Zeus should have a brother named Steve who just works at the agora and that's his whole thing
My Shakespeare class will be discussing this tomorrow. #relevantreadings #booksky
February 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My Shakespeare class will be discussing this tomorrow. #relevantreadings #booksky
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No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
January 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
No, I don't need a bloody copilot for this document, thank you.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
Writing is, in no small part, a tool for thinking. If you outsource that element to a machine that cannot think, you shouldn't be surprised if, at the end of the process, neither you nor your reader are any the wiser.
We're having a snow day.
January 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We're having a snow day.
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Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2025.
May the odds be ever in your favor.
May the odds be ever in your favor.
January 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2025.
May the odds be ever in your favor.
May the odds be ever in your favor.
That feeling when the Christmas 🎄 is taken down.
January 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
That feeling when the Christmas 🎄 is taken down.