Friday Links, January 14, 2022
+ Seminar on Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
+ Is habit a slave driver or the path to spiritual growth?
+ Dante poetry contest, submissions close 1/31
O Sons and Daughters: A Virtual Campus Seminar on Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus
Monday, March 7, 2022 7:00 PM
Monday, March 28, 2022 8:30 PM
Katy Carl, Dappled Things editor in chief, recommends this seminar, co-sponsored by the Collegium Institute and Dappled Things for our online Global Catholic Literature Seminar about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel, Purple Hibiscus.
“Adicihie’s debut novel has become a classic of Nigerian literature and a powerful reflection on sin, power, and the possibility of grace.”
Routine Maintenance: Embracing habit in an automated world
Katy Carl also recommends this article by Meghan O’Gieblyn at Harper’s Magazine.
“Is it possible in our age of advanced technology to recall the spiritual dimension of repetition?”
100 Days of Dante Poetry Contest
Katy Carl points out, “Time-sensitive: deadline Jan. 31!” See the linked page for how to submit.
This contest is offered in conjunction with the 100 Days of Dante Project, which walks participants through the 100 cantos of Dante’s Divine Comedy, one canto a day, with emails, podcasts, links to each canto, and questions to ponder about each canto.
Sponsored by the Calvin Center for Faith & Writing in conjunction with the Society of Classical Poets.
Free to enter
One poem inspired by Dante
Any style of no more than 30 lines
Previously published work not eligible
Apotheosis of Dante Alighieri in Florence, 2021. By Giovanni Guida. Source: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
