Creative Spotlight: “To All the Men Who’ve Made Me Hate Them” by Ilan Friedland

18 April 2018

This week, the Miscellany brings you a poem by Ilan Friedland (’21)! Hailing from South Bend, IN, Ilan is interested in creative writing and American Studies, enjoys Milan Kundera, and is…

Welcoming the New Majors!

16 April 2018

In honor of the newly declared English majors joining the ranks of those that officially call Second Laird their second home, The Second Laird Miscellany decided to check in with…

Creative Spotlight: “Mush” by Jane Kelly (’18)

3 April 2018

  The Second Laird Miscellany is starting the term with a piece of flash fiction by senior English major Jane Kelly. She has generously allowed us to publish this work, which…

Creative Spotlight: “Xerox Valley” by Jacob Isaacs

2 April 2018

Happy spring (?) term! This week, the Miscellany’s creative spotlight is on a poem by Jacob Isaacs (’20). Jacob is an English major from San Jose, California, whose favorite books are…

Which English Class Are You?

28 February 2018

Ever fantasized about being a ten week undergraduate English class? The day has come for you to live your dreams. The Miscellany has designed a questionnaire that will reveal the literary…

Alumni Profile: Jenna Bookin Barry (’95)

22 February 2018

This week, the Miscellany caught up with Jenna Bookin Barry, ’95, who is doing exciting things in the world of books as the Director of High School Publishing at W.W. Norton and…

Jenna Bookin Barry

Welcome Back, Professor Timothy Raylor!

17 February 2018

This week, The Second Laird Miscellany checks in with the English Department’s own Timothy Raylor, our recently returned Milton expert (to name one of many areas of interest)!  We talked to…

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: A Collection of Thoughts and Comments

2 February 2018

Last Sunday, Carleton gave us the gift of a screening of National Theatre Live’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Many majors and non-majors turned out for the event, ready to marvel…

Event Preview: Emily Hodgson Anderson’s Talk, “Shakespearean Adaptation: Hamlet without Yorick”

26 January 2018

By Jenan Jacobson Anticipating her upcoming talk, “Shakespearean Adaptation: Hamlet without Yorick,” The Second Laird Miscellany recently caught up with Professor Emily Hodgson Anderson. In the interview below she talks…

Event Preview: Greg Smith Reads from “The Maze at Windermere”

21 January 2018

You’ve probably already caught some of the buzz around our very own Professor Greg Smith’s new novel, The Maze at Windermere. Greg will be reading from his book at Content Bookstore…
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