Author Archives: Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”

-Robert Frost
Posted on August 14, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“Parta Quies” by A.E. Housman

A.E. Housman puts his own unique spin on an old concept
Posted on August 13, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

I took an introductory Latin course in college (yes, I am a complete nerd), and was therefore able to recognize the grammar of the phrase “Parta Quies,” an A.E. Housman poem, when I saw it; however, I wasn’t exactly sure … Continue reading →

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“Misery” by Anton Chekhov

Discussing the isolation in Anton Chekhov's "Misery"
Posted on August 6, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Last week I wrote about the shock that follows hearing of a death. This week I’m analyzing the short story “Misery,” by Anton Chekhov, and its title leaves no doubt about what the tale involves. The narrative follows Iona Potapov, … Continue reading →

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“My uncle Sammy was an angry man. He had printed on his tombstone: What are you looking at?”

-Margaret Smith
Posted on August 3, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”

-Havelock Ellis
Posted on July 31, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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“Between Going and Coming” by Octavio Paz

Reading Octavio Paz's "Between Going and Coming" as a reaction to death
Posted on July 30, 2012 by Kelly Larsen (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Octavio Paz received some seriously impressive accolades during his lifetime: he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990, the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1982, and for a period he held the Charles Eliot Norton Professorship of Poetry … Continue reading →

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