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“Primary Lessons” Reviewed by Vicki Hudson

“Primary Lessons” Reviewed by Vicki Hudson

"The story presents well how young children learn to interact with their world based upon those decisions they make when small about how their world works and how to protect themselves... Read More
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Give to CavanKerry on GivingTuesday

Give to CavanKerry on GivingTuesday

What is GivingTuesday?#GivingTuesday is a movement to create a national day of giving to kick off the giving season added to the calendar on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday... Read More
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Dearest Florenz-

Dearest Florenz-

It’s hard to believe that over a month has gone by since the death of Florenz Eisman, our beloved friend and colleague. As so often happens, during her final illness... Read More
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"Primary Lessons" reviewed in Southern Literary Review

"Primary Lessons" reviewed in Southern Literary Review

"And while Primary Lessons is about a young black girl during a time of racial inequality, its themes speak to the child in all of us, and to mothers and daughters of all... Read More
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Poetry and Education: Dawn Potter on Hopkins’s “The Soldier”

Poetry and Education: Dawn Potter on Hopkins’s “The Soldier”

Punctuation and Poetry:Looking at Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “The Soldier” by Dawn Potter Gerard Manley Hopkins It’s so easy to overlook punctuation. Our eyes are trained to glide past it, automatically... Read More
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Nin Andrews Interviews Adriana Páramo

Nin Andrews Interviews Adriana Páramo

Adriana Páramo Nin AndrewsI love this book (My Mother’s Funeral)!  It reads like a novel, and it is a beautiful celebration of you mother’s life.   What an amazing woman your... Read More
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“door of thin skins” reviewed in Diagram

“door of thin skins” reviewed in Diagram

"I think of the words of Richard Rohr, my favorite Catholic priest (after Thomas Merton, of course): pain that’s not transformed is transferred.And this is the triumph of door of thin... Read More
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From the Managing Editor: the first entry from our latest series

From the Managing Editor: the first entry from our latest series

I’m thrilled to announce that Starr Troup, who acted as Interim Managing Editor during Florenz’ illness, is now our permanent Managing Editor. Starr’s generous, kind, curious and innovative spirit combined with her wide experience... Read More
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Mark Nepo’s interview with Oprah airing this Sunday, November 10th

Mark Nepo’s interview with Oprah airing this Sunday, November 10th

CavanKerry writer Mark Nepo, of Surviving Has Made Me Crazy, is going has an upcoming interview with Oprah for her program Super Soul Sunday on OWN. Be sure to tune in Sunday, November 10, at 11... Read More
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