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The Wick, Literature at HDS, and a Poem

01 Monday Jul 2013

Posted by Jim Robinson in Student Life

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In their prefatory letter to The Wick, Harvard Divinity School’s literary journal, editors Liam McAuliffe and Meghan Guidry observe that literature has the unique capacity to unlock depth. Literature can “unlock the depths of ourselves, of all selves,” they write, “by leading us into the depths of another, and creating sympathetic resonance from the most unlikely fodder.” To me, this insight sensitively and beautifully captures the power of literature and the lure of writing, especially in the context of our divinity school. Continue reading →

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