Jim January 23rd, 2008
I hope to read a paper on Leslie Norris at the 2008 RMMLA conference in Reno, Nevada next October. Now I’m having the delicious task of trying to decide what facet of Norris’ work I want to discuss in the hearing of all those English profs. I’m leaning towards using material from my disseratation on the spiritually mature character in Norris’ poetry, the independent, wise and cagey countryman who sees clearly what others miss. Looking does not often result in seeing in Norris. I think he’s right about this.