Walking an abandoned campus

Since the stay at home order, I take long daily walks, often around my campus. It's the place that I'm used to visiting every day, and frankly, I miss it. The construction workers are still actively working on the new humanities and social sciences building, the on-campus food garden if flourishing, and the Canada geese …

The Field School 2016

Today I begin the first field visit to prepare for the 2016 Field School for Cultural Documentation. I'll be working with Community Gardens in Arlington County. I grew up on a farm, so the idea of a kitchen garden makes sense to me. I tore out landscaping around my house to exploit the only sunny …

Here. By Philip Larkin

http://vimeo.com/9857156 This is a moving poem about landscapes of daily existence.