"The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather and Edith Lewis," Oxford University Press 4/1/2021. English professor UNL, opinions my own.
Lincoln, NE
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Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
.@ProfHomestead and @carsonvaughan speaking at the induction of the late Willa Cather into @PhiBetaKappa. – at Lincoln, NE
ALT Carson Vaughan speaking at the Willa Cather PBK induction
ALT Melissa Homestead speaking at the Willa Cather PBK induction.
ALT Birthday cake for Willa Cather
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
Join me next week to hear all about the rapidly changing nature of Greenwich Village during the time Willa Cather lived there with Edith Lewis!
Our June ENEWS! #WillaCather Statue Unveiled & 18th Int’l Cather Seminar @TheNewSchool (reg. by June 16!) • Free talks in NYC: @Hugh_Ryan, Margo Jefferson, Elizabeth Kendall ”• Red Cloud in @SmithsonianMag "15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2023" & more: mailchi.mp/willacather/wcf-j…
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
Excited to share that we received an @NEHgov grant to work with students on collecting oral histories related to the life and writings of Flannery O'Connor in Milledgeville. @GeorgiaCollege #NEHGrant
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Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
📢THEY'RE HERE
Check out the 36 new NEH-funded Institutes for K-12 educators and higher education faculty.
From Willa Cather to Roman comedy to Harlem’s education movements, it’s another slate of diverse, challenging programs.
More here👇
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ALT Black and white image of Willa Cather in white, long sleeved shirt, with a long knotted tie around her collar. Her arms are crossed.
ALT A graphic image with The Performance of Roman Comedy in black letters across the top. Boston College and Wake Forest University Chestnut Hill, MA July 9 -August 4, 2023 are written in white underneath. There are 4 stylized illustrations of people walking, dancing and carrying two long rods.
ALT Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. “Bird’s eye view of West 125th Street, Harlem, looking west from Seventh Avenue, 1943” New York Public Library Digital Collections. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/74e15565-41f9-f45a-e040-e00a18066a9b
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
My current stack of new books by friends, both old & new, in honor of #nationalreadabookday! Bursting with #vicariouspride!
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
CMS to Eliza Cabot, 12 Nov 1823: “I am told by all the old knowing nurses that is is a remarkable good year for women.” We aren’t sure what she was referring to, but hope they were right! #cmsol #womenwriters
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
Congrats on winning Romo in Your Ear, @modeltheory! You 100% sounded like you knew what you were talking about (even though you 100% didn’t).
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
Timothy Schaffert (@timschaffert) discusses his journey as an author and his new novel The Perfume Thief.
Listen on @KIOSOmaha 91.5 FM or any podcast app.
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Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
Long lost story by #HarrietBeecherStowe has a lot to say about today's rush to reconcile. It casts a new light on her #Florida #tourism writing, too. xitter.cf/madebyhistory/status/1…
"Earlier moments in U.S. history should caution us about the lure and danger of reconciliation when one side refuses to acknowledge wrongdoing," writes @ellenbooks.
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Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
#WillaCather wrote a love letter to Edith Lewis while gazing at #Jupiter. #WinterSolstice and #ChristmasStar #alignment is perfect chance to share: tinyurl.com/ycxvanhr Tonight, look up and behold the wonder! @NASA #GreatConjunction #DarkSky @IDADarkSky IMAGE: @NHStateParks
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
"Don't cut me, please; anything about Mrs. Fields ought to have room to bow gracefully - - - You can't jam her into the subway at a rush hour."
To M. A. De Wolf Howe 1922
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
"I swear I will never be painted again! I have been through that three times, and that's enough. If any painter does me again, he will have to anaesthetize me first."
To D. C. Fisher 1944
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
IMAGE: National Willa Cather Center, Archives & Collections, Red Cloud, NE ~ LETTER: Roscoe and Meta Cather Collection (MS316), University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Archives & Special Collections, Lincoln, NE ~ MORE: willacather.org/system/files… #mothersday2020 @HastilyCather
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
Writer @cathleenschine reads “Antinous" from #WillaCather's APRIL TWILIGHTS for #NationalPoetryMonth. Her dog, Ruthie, makes a cameo. #poemfromhome #npm15 @nytimesbooks @POETSorg
@poetswritersinc @fsgbooks. youtu.be/UOazPMQK0Aw via @YouTube
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
We're back with TUESDAY TOURS with RACHEL! Take a glimpse into the humble St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church in Red Cloud and its magnificent altarpiece. FOR MORE: willacather.org/location/st-… #museumfromhome #TuesdayTours #WillaCather youtu.be/ZA48lw3XvqI via @YouTube
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
"I do think we had a pretty sane attitude about the immortals when we went to school."
To L. Pound 1911
Dr. Melissa J. Homestead retweeted
Jennifer Barber reads "Autumn Melody" from #WillaCather's APRIL TWILIGHTS for our celebration of #NationalPoetryMonth. Thank you, Jennifer! #poemfromhome #npm15 @POETSorg @korepress @MillayCol @MacDowellColony @PushcartPrize @poetswritersinc @VintageAnchor willacather.org/jennifer-bar…