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Prison Performing Arts

My local NPR station broadcast a rerun of This American Life last night that made me stop cold and listen.  The episode, entitled “Act V,” centered around a drama program that serves prisons, exposing inmates to Shakespeare through performance.  Click on the plus sign to listen to the program.

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Stories like this are why I wanted to teach literature.

Message for Carol

Carol, I wrote you back, but my e-mail bounced back to me.  The five I’s of Romanticism are Imagination, Intuition, Inspiration, Individualism, and Idealism.  Download this accompanying Power Point: Romanticism Introduction.