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10: Made Ill by Poetry

I was an English major at Michigan State University in 1993 and I had been reading and researching 17th century Welsh poet Katherine Philips at the Library of Congress, the British Library, the Bodleian Library, the National Library of Wales and the University of Wales. Her genre was female romantic friendship poetry and I wasContinueContinue reading “10: Made Ill by Poetry”

8: Choosing dissertations over meals at the University of Wales

I was at the University of Wales and a very kind Welshwoman librarian had just brought a dissertation out of storage that I desperately wanted a copy of. I asked her where the photocopier was in the library. “Photocopier?” she asked doubtfully. The dissertation sat on the book truck between us. “Yes.” “We don’t haveContinueContinue reading “8: Choosing dissertations over meals at the University of Wales”

7: Begging Honest Welshwomen at the University of Wales

High adventure alert! After three days at the National Library of Wales, I had checked off many items on my “list of stuff to find in Wales.” There was one very important item that I had decided to give up on without even trying: a dissertation by Patrick Thomas. At the time, it was theContinueContinue reading “7: Begging Honest Welshwomen at the University of Wales”