June 2017 – Princeton Writes

The Language of Flowers by Stephanie Whetstone

Stephanie Whetstone2020-03-19T13:45:05-04:00

The Language of Flowers by Stephanie Whetstone There is a language, little known, Lovers claim it as their own. Its symbols smile upon the land, Wrought by nature’s wondrous hand; And in their silent beauty speak, Of life and joy, to those who seek For Love Divine and sunny hours In the language of the flowers. –The Language of Flowers, London, 1875 As the weather in Princeton finally warms, the campus has come alive with flowers, leafy trees, and lush green plants of many kinds. Some of us have taken to our home gardens, too, hoping for peonies, daylilies, sunflowers, and roses. [...]

The Language of Flowers by Stephanie WhetstoneStephanie Whetstone2020-03-19T13:45:05-04:00

A Joyful Afternoon

Stephanie Whetstone2017-06-18T00:07:19-04:00

Princeton Writes marked the successful conclusion of its third annual staff essay contest with a festive reception at Maclean House on June 12. In his remarks, program director John Weeren thanked contestants for revealing overlooked and underappreciated facets of Princeton's campus, as well as important aspects of themselves. When we write, he said, "we remove our own cloaks of invisibility, so to speak, and that demands both personal courage and faith in others." Vice President for Human Resources Lianne Sullivan-Crowley offered her own congratulations before the contest's honorees were introduced. Princeton Writes Prize winner Tom Dunne and honorable mention recipients Matt [...]

A Joyful AfternoonStephanie Whetstone2017-06-18T00:07:19-04:00

Princeton Writes Creates a “Writers’ Room”

Stephanie Whetstone2017-06-07T15:37:50-04:00

In J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, there is a “Room of Requirement.” The idea is that when you need a place to go and you wish for the room, it appears, appointed with everything you need. At Princeton Writes, we do not have a room that morphs to fit any occasion, but we do have our own “Room of Requirement” especially suited for readers and writers. Our “Writers’ Room” is a little nook, tucked away in Dillon Court East. It has comfy chairs, coffee and tea, and a shelf full of books we offer in the tradition of the “Little Free [...]

Princeton Writes Creates a “Writers’ Room”Stephanie Whetstone2017-06-07T15:37:50-04:00

The Idiot (2017) by Elif Batuman

Stephanie Whetstone2017-06-01T15:02:20-04:00

Critical Assessment "The novel’s ability to seduce readers with its alternate, and invariably more attractive, versions of reality was much lamented in the 19th century. Thomas Jefferson blamed literature for encouraging 'a bloated imagination, sickly judgment and disgust towards all the real businesses of life.' But it is this very power — to inspire us to insist a flock of sheep is an opposing army — that is literature’s true subject, according to the critic and journalist Elif Batuman. Novels are about other novels — and how they make us suffer, she wrote in her 2010 essay collection, 'The Possessed: Adventures with [...]

The Idiot (2017) by Elif BatumanStephanie Whetstone2017-06-01T15:02:20-04:00

The Language of Flowers by Stephanie Whetstone

A Joyful Afternoon

Princeton Writes Creates a “Writers’ Room”

The Idiot (2017) by Elif Batuman

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