October 2018 – Princeton Writes

A Spooky Night with Princeton Writes

Stephanie Whetstone2019-11-30T13:03:29-05:00

A Spooky Night with Princeton Writes Maha Al Fahim '19, Princeton Writes' Undergraduate Fellow, spearheaded this year's story slam, which brought together students and staff on the lawn of Forbes College for a night of Halloween-themed tales. A scary time was had by all! It is late autumn, and faint clouds hover before the moon. The night’s breeze brings a shiver to the trees. From among the branches, a leaf detaches, swirls in the air, and settles on the Forbes yard. Crunch. A student steps on the leaf as she’s heading to a Princeton Writes event: the Halloween Spooky Story [...]

A Spooky Night with Princeton WritesStephanie Whetstone2019-11-30T13:03:29-05:00

colloquy (KŎL-ə-kwē)

Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-29T12:00:34-04:00

Definition (Noun) A talking together; a conversation, dialogue. Also, a written dialogue, as Erasmus's Colloquies. In Context "'First I'll speak with Mr. Lewent privately, but it may be that after a preliminary I'll want to bring him in here for a brief colloquy.'" Rex Stout, Three Men Out, 1954.

colloquy (KŎL-ə-kwē)Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-29T12:00:34-04:00

myrmidon (MÛR-mə-dŏn)

Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-22T12:00:37-04:00

Definition (Noun) A member of a bodyguard or retinue; a faithful follower; one of a group or team of attendants, servants, or assistants. In Context "The ruling Dey was a mere puppet, and in the event of his displeasing them in any way, he was at once replaced by a myrmidon from the ranks." Ernest Gambier-Parry, Sketches of a Yachting Cruise, 1889.

myrmidon (MÛR-mə-dŏn)Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-22T12:00:37-04:00

turpitude (TÛR-pĭ-tōōd)

Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-15T12:00:14-04:00

Definition (Noun) Base or shameful character; baseness, vileness; depravity, wickedness. In Context "Although he committed no crimes other than these two of tax evasion, DeGeorge faced deportation under the Immigration Act of 1917, which categorized these convictions as crimes of moral turpitude." Linell E. Cady and Tracy Fessenden, Editors, Religion, the Secular, and the Politics of Sexual Difference, 2013.

turpitude (TÛR-pĭ-tōōd)Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-15T12:00:14-04:00

Events for Writers

Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-09T11:54:57-04:00

To add an event to our calendar, please email pwrites@princeton.edu Imani Perry & Reena Goldthree in Conversation — Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 at 6PM — Labyrinth Books Princeton Reading by Poet Robin Coste Lewis & Writer Sheila Heti, 2018-2019 Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 at 7:30PM — Hearst Dance Theater, Lewis Arts complex Roy Scranton — We’re Doomed. Now What? Essays on War and Climate Change Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at 6PM — Labyrinth Books Princeton An Evening with Susan Orlean Hailed as a [...]

Events for WritersStephanie Whetstone2018-10-09T11:54:57-04:00

How to Read a Poem by Cate Mahoney

Cate Mahoney2020-03-19T12:18:16-04:00

How to Read a Poem by Cate Mahoney For those who find poetry opaque, graduate student Cate Mahoney, Princeton Writes' University Administrative Fellow, has this advice. OK: first you actually read it. Read it twice: first to enjoy it, second to feel it. Then, if you want to analyze it—if you like it, or if you need to for a class—look for a few things. I start with imagery, word choice, rhythm, and sound. Basically, you want to figure out what images the poem is making and how it’s doing that, and if that narrative changes through the work. [...]

How to Read a Poem by Cate Mahoney Cate Mahoney2020-03-19T12:18:16-04:00

vaporer (VĀ-pər-ər)

Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-08T12:00:55-04:00

Definition (Noun) One who vapors; a bragging, grandiloquent, or fantastical talker. In Context "He has been scorned as a vaporer -- Winston Churchill called him 'the boneless wonder' after one vague and gaseous speech." Robert B. Eckles and Richard Walden Hale, Jr. Britain, Her Peoples and the Commonwealth, 1954.

vaporer (VĀ-pər-ər)Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-08T12:00:55-04:00

Sign Up for our Scary Story Slam! October 19th, 6:30 PM

Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-02T11:36:29-04:00

Join us for a fun fall night at Forbes College! We'll gather in the back yard from 6:30-8:00pm on Friday, October 19th, 2018, to roast marshmallows and tell tales. Come share the stories that send chills up your spine -- from harrowing tests to things that go bump in the night! Stories should be told "live," rather than read. Each reader will have five minutes to tell their story. Click here to sign up!

Sign Up for our Scary Story Slam! October 19th, 6:30 PMStephanie Whetstone2018-10-02T11:36:29-04:00

White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson (2008) by Brenda Wineapple

Cate Mahoney2018-10-01T12:00:24-04:00

Critical Evaluation “Conventional wisdom has it you can tell a lot about a person by the company he or she keeps. But, what if posterity makes a big mistake in judging a famous somebody's friends; wouldn't that blunder then trigger a huge misreading of the chief person of interest? There you have the reasoning underlying Brenda Wineapple's fascinating new book, White Heat, which explores the relationship between Emily Dickinson and one of her closest confidants, Thomas Wentworth Higginson. For decades, Higginson has been derided by Dickinson scholars and fans as a kindly oaf, a Victorian man of minor letters damned with [...]

White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson (2008) by Brenda WineappleCate Mahoney2018-10-01T12:00:24-04:00

resplendent (rih-SPLEN-dunt)

Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-01T08:00:07-04:00

Definition (adjective) shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor In Context "The princes, all of whom have served in some capacity in the British armed forces, were resplendent in blue RAF uniforms, and the women glowed in stylish ensembles." — Maria Puente, USA Today, 11 July 2018

resplendent (rih-SPLEN-dunt)Stephanie Whetstone2018-10-01T08:00:07-04:00

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