S. P. Cooper 🍋
@Prof_Cooper
Ph.D., FRSA. Arthuriana, chivalry, kingship. Formerly @MadisonProgram @Princeton. Pres. @CourtlyLitNA. Host @CritReadings. Senior Editor @EuroConMag.
Out now, the Ignatius Critical Editions volume on Melville's short fiction, featuring my chapter on ambiguity and symbolism in Benito Cereno.
When Jane Greer gave you a fire emoji, you knew you had done well.
from the inimitable Jane Greer-- Things are ending, or have ended, or will end. The pearls are strung with care, it is quite clear. There is no nothingness—but she can almost, some days, picture the world without her in it. newversereview.com/2-1-jane-greer Eternal memory.
I just heard about the death of my old friend Jane Greer, a wonderful person and a poet whose work ignited in recent years. I still have a lot of catching up to do, but I am going to shut down on Twitter for the rest of the day as a sign of respect for her.
Well, this just made my Saturday.
Jane was one of the very best. Please pray for her and for her beloved husband. I'm absolutely dumbstruck. An awful silence reigns.
I am very sad to report that the wonderful Catholic poet Jane Greer @NorthDakotaJane has died. Please keep her soul, her family and her husband Jim in your prayers.
Jane’s last published work.
Some lit journals pay nothing. Today, appreciatively, I received a modest check from @utulsa for this poem, which appeared in @NimrodJournal last month. Editor-in-chief @BorisDralyuk and his excellent young staff put out a first-class journal that respects the folks it publishes.
Oh joy! Dumb people will get dumber and machines will control sources of information - even more than they already do. What could possibly go wrong.
It’s over
similar to how as a society we have an “all hands on deck” for suicide hotlines and awareness and prevention while at the same time being ok with suicide (with a rx from a physician)
Back in Michigan. Struck again by the bizarre contrast between our "all hands on deck" efforts to make everyone stop smoking tobacco... and then we legalized cannabis and now it's everywhere.
In this week's episode, Tristram finally gets around to discussing Uncle Toby's amours, although not with a digression or ten along the way! Share and enjoy!
CR Episode 281: Tristram Shandy, Part XII criticalreadings.com/2025/07/21/cr-…
I’m working on a little manifesto about why I will not use AI in any stage of my art. One main reason is that I think my audience deserves to know when art is 100% human-made, and when it’s not.
Back in Michigan. Struck again by the bizarre contrast between our "all hands on deck" efforts to make everyone stop smoking tobacco... and then we legalized cannabis and now it's everywhere.
I'm most grateful to @Prof_Cooper for his review of my work on conservatism and conservation via @EuroConMag.
I am late to this homily by @BishopBarron but it is really an outstanding and accessible introduction to the natural law. Only 15 minutes. Give it a listen! youtube.com/watch?v=IQt9U5…
Graceful procession through Fontgombault’s cloister before the Benedictine Solemn Mass, France 🇫🇷
Bishops against the Grand Tour; parallel narratives (straight and winding); linguistic contrivances; and a sneak peek at our upcoming readings, all in this week's episode! Share and enjoy!
CR Episode 280: Tristram Shandy, Part XI criticalreadings.com/2025/07/14/cr-…
Joy of cooking just tells me recipes instead of some lady's life story and six terabytes of popup ads
Not sure why cookbooks are needed in the year of 2026.