Dr. Andy Jones Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Dr. Andy Jones

I received a request for some poetry trivia (from @mdbenson07 ), so here you go: What British Poet Laureate was so shocked by the early and untimely death of his best friend, Arthur Henry Hallam, that he wrote and published a requiem for him totaling 2,916 lines? No Googling.

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On stage with Bill O’Reilly, Trump revealed that he got his vaccine booster shot. He was promptly booed by the small crowd of supporters. After reading Shelley's "Frankenstein," we wonder if the real monster is the mad scientist himself, or the monster he can no longer control.

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Alex Trebek picked CNN legal analyst Laura Coates, the author of Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor's Fight for Fairness, as a possible host for Jeopardy! after his passing. The producers (remember them?) wouldn't even let Coates try out. #jeopardysowhite https://t.co/z1yzbbYw6R

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I'm hosting a poetry reading this Thursday night, May the 5th, at 7PM at the John Natsoulas Gallery in Davis. If you are local to the Sacramento Valley, please join us for performances by Joseph Millar (eight books!) and Amanda Hawkins. Details here: https://t.co/cZPeSELLdl

Dr. Andy Jones

“Make up a story. For our sake and yours forget your name in the street; tell us what the world has been to you in the dark places and in the light. Don't tell us what to believe, what to fear. Show us belief's wide skirt and the stitch that unravels fear's caul.” Toni Morrison

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A student asked for a farewell assignment: More book recommendations like The War of Art (Pressfield) and Creative Calling (Jarvis). I came up with eight, including Atomic Habits by James Clear, Deep Work by Cal Newport, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. What would you add?

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I just registered to attend an online Reading and Discussion of "Swerve" with poet Ellery Akers at 7 PM on Wednesday, May 18th. Perhaps I will see you there? This event is a fundraiser for Cool Davis, which is cool. https://t.co/KhVSUHEM8x

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Now I would like to hear William Shatner narrate both the Mar-a-Lago affidavit and the Dwight Garner New York Times scathing review of Jared Kushner's new selectively-amnesiac memoir appropriately titled "Breaking History." #TrumpCrimeFamily

Dr. Andy Jones

A student asked for a farewell assignment: More book recommendations like The War of Art (Pressfield) and Creative Calling (Jarvis). I came up with eight, including Atomic Habits by James Clear, Deep Work by Cal Newport, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. What would you add?

Dr. Andy Jones

Some readings for my planned winter class on walking: “Why Walking Helps Us Think” By Ferris Jabr “Walking” by Henry David Thoreau “Song of the Open Road” by Walt Whitman “A Walk” by Gary Snyder “10 Outdoor Books by BIPOC Writers to Expand Your Perspective” by Gabi Stadulis