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fuckin Ben

I don't have the emotional constitution to read Jessica Conwell quickly. 53% in, it's a great follow up to Ghost Flower and a good read when staring down Trump 2.0. I'm starting to feel that this is book 2 of a trilogy, but I might be wrong

Currently enjoying this set of cozy fantasy stories, some romantic like the delightful title story, others are more in line with fairy tales, like the story of a gardener who wanted to impress a comet…

this was the section Africa: Kongo

also, Lisbon Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary backed Silva Manuel against Phillip II, and was punished when Phillip won the conflict

Chapter One. 15th-17th Century. The varied expressions of African Christianity in Portugal. Brotherhoods a mixture of empowerment and control. The central role of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary as a group anybody could join, but with white governance

Robinson, Frost, and Jeffers and the New Narrative Poetry

Donald Justice. Another poet I maybe should read. I feel I am learning something about poetry…

John Berryman & Randall Jarrell. Helpful take on 2 poets I haven't read much (maybe I ought). Jarrell's "A Girl in a Library" is pretty creepy, however

Last chapter is on the conflicts between communal piety and the mendicants/ inquisition

Americanness of Pound and Eliot

resurrection and renewal. Lay reception of species of wine stopped in 1100s. On Good Friday the bishop communicated with host from the day before and dropped a particle into unconsecrated wine which he drank. Babies awaiting Easter baptism participated in scrutinies. Dancing during the Easter season. Easter processions. Tenebrae. Repetitive catechetical homilies by design.

Feasting, fasting & doing penance. confession & penance. People feasting up until midnight before Ash Wednesday