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The Legacy Book In America, 1664–1792, Roxanne Harde, Lindsay Yakimyshyn

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Legacy books in colonial America were instruments for the transmission of cultural values between generations: the dying mother (usually) instructing and advising children on the path to salvation and heavenly reunions. They were a popular and influential form of women’s discourse that distilled the ideologies of the religious establishment into practical and emotional lessons for lay persons, especially the young.

This collection draws together legacy texts written by colonial American women and girls: five mother’s legacy books and two legacies by children, organized here chronologically. These legacies were writ­ten in anticipation of dying, making awareness of death central to the …

Akron Poetry Catalog And Reader September 2019, University Of Akron Press

University of Akron Press Publications

In our mobile-sized poetry catalog and reader, you can read poems from new books by Oliver de la Paz, Joshua Harmon, Brittany Cavallaro, Krystal Languell, Tyler Mills, Caryl Pagel, Emily Rosko, Emilia Phillips, Aimée Baker, Anne Barngrover, Matthew Guenette, Leslie Harrison, Sandra Simonds, Philip Metres, and Jennifer Moore.

Journal Of The National Association Of University Women - Spring 2015, Nauw

The Journal of the National Association of University Women

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN

JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN

SPRING 2015

The Akron Offering: A Ladies' Literary Magazine, 1849-1850, Jon Miller

University of Akron Press Publications

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From 1849 to 1850, Calista Cummings edited and published Akron's first literary magazine, The Akron Offering. At the time, Akron was a booming canal town on the verge of even greater prosperity. By turns religious, comic, romantic, and political, this extraordinary collection of early midwestern creative literature expresses a wide range of sometimes contradictory opinions on both the important questions of its day and the important questions of today: historical events such as the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the 1848 revolutions in Europe are considered alongside more timeless contemplations on truth, justice, and …

Bern Porter International: Volume 7 Number 2 (February 2003), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "Why I Wrong" by Joel Dailey and "Barn Full of Air" by Daniel Russell.

Bern Porter International: Volume 7 Number 1 (January 2003), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring poems by Anna Carroll and David Stone.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 19 (August 31, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "Conspiracy Theory" by Natasha Bernstein.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 18 (August 24, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "Dictatorship at Your Doorstep" by James R. Elwood and Jarret B. Wollstein and poetry by David Spiering.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 16 (August 10, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring poems by Cyril A. Dostal and found art by Hugo Pontes.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 15 (August 3, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 17 (August 17, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring poetry by David Napolin and "Who Cares?" by Bern Porter.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 14 (July 15, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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The Bulletin of the Scholars of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring:

Zippy the Pinhead cover art by Bill Griffith
An Illustrated Introduction to Ray Johnson 1927-1995 by Mark Bloch

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 13 (July 1, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring art by Sheila Holtz and poetry by Nguyen Ducmanh.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 12 (June 15, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "How Many Times Can the System Repeat Itself Before the Metaphysical Takes Over" by Gregory Famum and mail art by CA Conrad.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 11 (June 1, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring mail art by Gerry M. and "Days in the Early Eighties" by Bern Porter.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 9 (May 1, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring art by Bern Porter and poetry by Sheila Holtz.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 10 (May 15, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring mail art by Maureen Neville and collage by Sheila Holtz.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 7 (April 1, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "Quantum Tantra" by Nick Herbert and "Do Art" by Nguyen Ducmanh.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 6 (March 15, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring poetry by George Gott and "The Document" by Blair Ewing.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 4 (February 15, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "Global Economy: The Mark of the Beast?" by Sheila Holtz.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 5 (March 1, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring poetry by Joelle Francis and a Scholars report by Daniel A. Russell.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 3 (February 1, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "It's In Our Nature." by Daniel A. Russell and "All Girl Band" by Utahna Faith.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 2 (Jaunary 15, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "The Heart Bleeds" by Bern Porter and collage by Carolyn Chute.

Bern Porter International: Volume 6 Number 1 (January 1, 2002), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring mail art by Carolyn Chute and "whatever happened in new york" by Lee Clark Zumpe.

Bern Porter International: Volume 5 Number 24 (December 15, 2001), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring found art on homelessness and mail art by Bobolink Bob.

Bern Porter International: Volume 5 Number 23 (December 1, 2001), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring mail art by Black Bear Bob and art by Carolyn Chute.

Bern Porter International: Volume 5 Number 22 (November 15, 2001), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "Report from H.O.M.E." by Sheila Holtz and "Columbus, 500 Year Anniversary" by Missy Martin.

Bern Porter International: Volume 5 Number 20 (October 15, 2001), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring art by Bern Porter and excerpts from "The Secret Diary of Natasha Bernstein" by Natasha Bernstein.p>

Bern Porter International: Volume 5 Number 21 (November 1, 2001), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "First Writing Since" by Suheir Hammad and "The Anthrax Report" by Daniel A. Russell

Bern Porter International: Volume 5 Number 19 (October 1, 2001), Bern Porter, Sheila Holtz, Natasha Bernstein

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A Literary Newsletter and Bulletin of the Institute of Advanced Thinking

Featuring "The Secret Diary of Natasha Bernstein" by Natash Bernstein and a found poem by Sheila Holtz.