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Professor of English, Longwood University
http://www.longwoodprof.com
PhD, 2001, Yale University (Renaissance Studies)
BA, 1990, Boston University (English)
I'm honored to have my essay, "Richard Barnfield's Petrarchism," included in this new collection of essays on Barnfield edited by Fabio Ciambella, Cristiano Ragni, and Camilla Caporicci, and published by Bloomsbury in their Arden Shakespeare Series.

www.bloomsbury.com/us/richard-b...
Richard Barnfield's Poetics
Richard Barnfield is sometimes considered the rival poet in Shakespeare's sonnets but has been relatively neglected in studies of early modern English poetry. T…
www.bloomsbury.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Following.
Just curious, what’s the tariff on a $400 million jet from Qatar?
May 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Woke Pope.
May 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I'll be on WMLU radio's Nice Threads this Sunday from 3-5 pm with Ian Danielson and Ivan Merritt playing and discussing songs by Bob Dylan, and covers of and influences on Dylan's music.

www.wmlu.org/copy-of-fasc...
March 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Washington Post has officially become a propaganda machine.
February 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
So, now that MSNBC is getting rid of its DEI hires, where can I find a new anarcho-syndicalist news bubble?

www.thedailybeast.com/new-msnbc-bl...
New MSNBC Bloodbath of Non-White Anchors After Joy Reid Forced Out
Jonathan Capehart, Katie Phang, and Ayman Mohyeldin have all lost their shows.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Just when I thought Shakespeare would be safe if we insisted he wasn't woke ...

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
Opinion | Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke Parts
The administration’s war on universities defies rational self-interest.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Reading page proofs. No Oxford commas allowed! Agh!
February 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Get 'em before they're gone!
February 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Shouldn't we force Trump to rename Mar a Lago? The presidential residence shouldn't have a European-sounding name. Sounds socialist to me.
January 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM