![]() ![]() I’m bringing in novels that have been on my extremely long “to-read” list, but which, for some reason or another, I hadn’t made the move to actually pick up and crack open. That’s exactly what I’m doing this semester. Then, I get the overwhelming urge to share in the excitement my students might feel coming to a text for the first time, the joy of entering a new narrative world, and capturing the feeling of the first read that we only ever get once with a book. From a practical level, it makes sense to tread the same literary ground over and over again. ![]() Yeah, sure, it makes prepping for class easier because I already have my notes, PowerPoint presentations, and notable quotes to discuss at the ready. Moreover, each semester produces new opportunities for students to offer up unique insights and readings of texts I’ve read dozens of times.īut sometimes I get burnt out reading the same novels and poems over and over again, semester after semester. There is nothing like standing in the classroom, watching students delve into a novel to unpack it, dissect it, uncover its meaning, and see why the work continues to resonate with us, years, decades, or even centuries after its publication. I get to spend my days discussing books, which I still think is wild in the best way possible. Teaching literature at a university is a dream that I’m fortunate enough to have realized. ![]()
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