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Poetry,”andpublishedposthumouslyin1840,theessaywas
tseemsprettywellagreedthatpoetrywasinancient aresponsetoShelley’sfriendandfellowpoetThomasLove
Itimesconsideredautilitarianart, anetofrhythm, Peacock,whohadpublishedanessaydeclaringthatpoetry
rhyme,andrepetitionforcatchingsuchthingsasthe wasdonefor,thatithadcycledfroman“ironage,”when
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manyotherstoriesthatwereunfortunatelyburiedwiththeir asilverage(“thepoetryofcivilizedlife”)toa“brassage”
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Imeanoverthelast2,500years—poetry’sutilityhasbeen detaileddescriptionofthoughts,passions,actions,persons,
adisputedmatter,withviewsofitrangingallthewayfrom andthings.”
uselessanddangeroustonecessaryforhumanflourishing. ItwastheLakepoetsandtheirfellowRomantictravel-
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real.Stalin,tociteanotherliterarycriticwithpoliticalambi- phorical,”revealtheotherwise“unapprehendedrelations
tionandnotionsofaperfectsociety,wasnotquitesohonest ofthings.”Poeticlanguageserves“thenoblerpurposesof
orfair-mindedasPlato,encouraginghispoetstosinguntil humanintercourse,”Shelleyclaimed,includingthedevelop-
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dispatchedthemtotheharshedgesofhisempire.Suchwas famouslyandextravagantly,“Poetsaretheunacknowledged
thefateofthegreatRussianpoetOsipMandelstam,whoin legislatorsoftheworld.”
thestyleoftheancients,thoughforverydifferentreasons, Whilecritiquesofpoetryasanartformtendtobemor-
recitedcertainofhisversesfrommemoryonly,notdaringto dant,extravagancehasfrequentlybeenthekeyinwhich
publishthem.Onework,“StalinEpigram,”whichcontains apologiesforpoetryaresung,fromLonginusthroughSir
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department.)fCMorethan70facultyand for14years,duringwhichtimetheschool
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namesfromthepantheonofAfrican-
AmericanwritersincludingLangston
Hughes,JamesBaldwin,Maya—Angelou,
RalphEllison,ToniMorrison “and
Ta-NehisiCoates,”heinserted.Coates,
sportingadarkblueblazerandOxford
shirt,steppeduptothelecternonan
elevatedplatformunderneaththebalcony
andacceptedthefirstofnumerous
ovations.
Inhisformalremarks,hetoldthestory
ofwhyhewroteBe—tweentheWorldandMe.
Itisaslimvolume ameditationonwhat
itmeanstobeblackinAmerica,framed
asalettertoCoates’s15-year-oldson,
Samori.Throughoutthelongevening,his
tonewaspassionatebutconversational,
withnotawhiffofpreachiness.
Coatestracedtheinspirationto2000,
whenhiswifegavebirthtoSamori.He
describedhisemotionsatthetime,mostly
hisfear,thekindanyparenthasforavul-
Coates:"Whatevertheuniversedoes,youhavecertainresponsibilities." npearraebnlteinneAwmbeorrinc.a,“iBtu’stiinfsytoanutlayreaadibflfaecrkent
kindoffear.It’sasoldasourpresencein
thiscountry,”hesaid,alludingtoracism.
Amonthafterhissonwasborn,afriend
Standing room only atHowardUniversity,PrinceJonesJr.,
waskilled,shotsixtimesinthebackbya
(black)Marylandpoliceofficer,inacase
ByWilliamBole ofmistakenidentity.“I’veneverbeenthe
same,”theBaltimorenativesaidofthat
AdiscussionofraceinAmericawithTa-NehisiCoates tragedy.Itdrovehometohimtheviolence
thatencirclesblackAmerica,whetherat
thehandsofwhitepoliceofficersorfellow
T African-Americans.
hleectsutraertbiyngTtai-mNeehfiosriaCnoOactteosb—eran2 maamrekdeitainpglafninrme,rswaiitdhsaheBohsastobneePnRraenadd- peo“plTehefekeilnidnotfhiospcporuenstsriyonistvheartyb,lvaecrky
acclaimedAfrican-Americanwriter ingCoatessincehiscelebrated2014 physical.It’saboutpeopletakingpos-
whosebookBetweentheWorldandMe coverstoryintheAtlantic,“TheCasefor sessionofyourbody,”Coatestoldthe
h#a1dbreesctesenltlleyrd—ebwuatsed7:a0s0apN.me.wAYto5r:k45T,imes wRheiptaeraAtmieornisc”a)(t.o“AHfer’iscvaenr-yAmaecrciescsainbsl;e,bvyery idnivGearssesoanud1i0e0n.ceHoefamdodrreestsheadn“3th0e0opledoesptle
studentsandotherlecture-goerswere intunewithmillennial,”saidBranch,who formofdomesticterrorism,”the250-year
throngingGassonHalltoseehim.By asanundergraduatewasactiveinBoston enslavementofblacks,andthe“non-state
6:00,theauditoriumdoorswereclosed, College’sBlackStudentForum.Mary terrorismthatfollowed”intheformof
withnewarrivals(200orso)divertedto StyglesT7,abiologymajor,washolding lynchings.
anoverflowroom.Hundredsofothers acopyofBetweentheWorldandMe.“I’m ThenCoatesreadalongpassagefrom
wereturnedawayaltogether,according abouthalfwaythroughit.It’snothelping hisbook,about“thefear.”
tsopoonrsgoanriezdebrsyotfhethLeoweveelnlt,Huwmhaincihtwieass mnoenewtihtehlemsisdttehramtst,h”esbhoeolkawugahsed“,reavdedlaitnogry” wasAsnodveIrsyaawfriatiidn.mIfyelotwitnifnatthheerst.i.n.g[owfhhoi]s
LectureSerieswiththeWinstonCenter toherasayoung(white)womanfrom blackleatherbelt,whichheappliedwithmore
forLeadershipandEthics. small-townMassachusetts. anxietythananger,myfatherwhobeatmeas
Insidethelecturehall,studentshoisted BostonCollegeLawSchooldean ifsomeonemightstealmeaway,becausethat
themselvesontotheledgesoftallstained- VincentRougeauintroducedthe40-year- isexactlywhatwashappeningallaroundus.
glasswindows,sittingthereasothers oldCoates,whoisanationalcorrespon- Everyonehadlostachild,somehow,tothe
linedwallsandaisles.AshleyBranchT4, dentfortheAtlantic.Rougeaurecited streets,tojail,todrugs,toguns.
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AFTERREADING,COATESEXPRESSED Documentary evidence
hisfeelingthathehasneithertheanswers
northepowerto“changeanything.”But
hesaid,“I’mabigproponentoftheidea ByWilliamBole
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Americangraduatestudentandleader
ofthegroupEradicateBostonCollege O
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questions,dashedtothefront,andfor ontheBrightonCampus,isawin- ingtoitswebsite.
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blackstudentconcerns.Whilehespoke, arrayedwarehousestyle,ontheirbacks, directedtherebytheeminentJesuithisto-
some30otheractivists,whiteandblack, onaboutadozensix-foot-tallmetaland riansGeorgeGanssandJohnPadberg
stoodscatteredthroughouttheroomwith pressboardshelvingunitsthatlinethree theoperationmovedtoBostonCollege
ducttapecoveringtheirmouths,protest- andahalfofthefourwalls.Atransparent inDecember2014tobecomepartofthe
ingwhattheyconsideralackofopendis- plasticbagthesizeofatrashbarreland University’snewInstituteforAdvanced
cussionofsuchissuesoncampus.Coates swollenwithpinkpackingpeanutsleans JesuitStudies(IAJS),whichwasitself
facedtheaudiencewithanexpressionless againsttheremaininghalfwall,whileship- foundedonlyafewmonthsearlier“to
look,andthenkepthisheaddown.The pingboxesrestonashelf,anda“temper- facilitaterichencount—erswithwhatmakes
sevenminutespassed. ature-compensated”postalscale,capable theJesuitsdistinctive history,spiritual-
Thereafter,allofthosewhosteppedup ofmeasuringupto70poundsofbook ity,education,andleadership,”saysIAJS
tothemicrophoneinthecenteraislewere weight,presidesonadeskbelow. inauguraldirectorCaseyBeaumier,SJ.
African-American. JesuitSources,asthepublishingven- Amongotherprojects,theIAJSoffers
Ayoungmaninaflannelshirtasked tureisknown,specializesinpreserving, acertificateinJesuitStudies,sponsors
aboutthetemptationto“clingtohate,” producing,anddisseminatinginEnglish conferencesintheUnitedStatesand
haanvdeCaonayttehsinwgouopntdimuipstsiacytiongs,ay“Iadboonu’tt mscahionllayrstoanadwosrtluddewnitdse—csoemmmiunnalitJyesuoift paiblrgoraid,malgeeadtsoaSnpaainnnuaanldcRooumrsee,-bfoassteedrs
that,”addingthatviolencerootedinfear texts,includingtheSociety’sfounding asummerreadingprogramforhigh
andinsecurityisinevitable.Ayoung documents,aswellas“studiesinJesuithis- schoolstudentsandcollegefreshmen,
womanwithhairinrowsandwearinga tory,spirituality,andpedagogy”published andpublishestheJournalofJesuitStudies
brightorangeblouseobservedthatmany
liberal-mindedpeopleatBostonCollege
“wanttohelpbutthey’reobsessedwith
personalexoneration”forthesinsofrac-
ism.Coatesreplied,“There’snothing
youcoulddo”aboutthat,notingthatthe
“desiretobeinnocent”isdeep-seated
amongtheprivileged.
Ayoungmanwithatrimbeardasked
aboutthedifferencebetween“perform-
ingally-ship”withAfrican-Americans,
whichmanyaregoodat,and“actually
beinganally.”Somewhatunexpectedly,
Coatessaidwhitepeopleshouldn’tcare
whatblacksthinkofthem.Theyshould
simplytrytobe“awareandconscious,”
reflectingonthecostsofracism,tothem
andsociety.
At8:30,itwastimeforthebooksign-
ing,andaqueueformedaroundtheentire
hall,extendingbyonehourtheeveningof
conversation. Beaumier(left)andMaryksintheJesuitSourcesbookdepositoryandfulfillmentcenter.
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andarelatedbookseries.“Jesuitculture chanceto“liveinobediencetoourSociety InaletterdatedAugust13,1554,
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careofitsrecordsanditshistory.Inaspe- monthscementedthefounder’sopinion. ProtestantinroadsintoAustria.Muchof
cialway,JesuitSourcesbooksareatthe “Foritisamazinghowmuchtroubleand Ignatius’sreplywasfairlytypicalofthe
heartofmanyoftheencountersthatwe’re preoccupationthegovernanceofthree hardlineProtestantsandCatholicstook
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roomarenottobefoundatalocalbook- withoutdetail.Ignatiuseventuallyper- thecountry’sCatholicrulerstorequire
store.Forexample,PreachingWisdomto suadedthepopetoreconsider.Inacareful thatallteachers“takeanoathtoremain
NthoebiWliis,e:SJT,hwrheeoTlreeadtais1es7,tbhy-cReonbtuerrytomidse- lfueltltebrytoRiobnaedeonfeitrhae,wIogmneatni,usperxepsleanitneeddin ACatthtohleiscsa,m”eutnidmeer,ItghnraetaituosfuprugneidshCmaeninsti.us
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IntroductiontoJesuitTheater,byWilliam forhimtosuperviseJesuitnuns. wentontoadvisecharityandmoderation
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bydramainJesuitcollegesfrom1550to PadbergandJohnT.McCarthy,SJ,and appearinginearly2016,accordingto
thesuppressionoftheSocietyin1773; publishedin2006,includes369letters RobertMaryks,theprogram’seditorand
and,closertoourowntime,Togetherasa thelargestcollectionavailableinEnglish anassociateprofessorofhistory.Oneof
Companionship,ahistory,byFr.Padberg, (some6,800extantlettersareattributed thefirstwillbeEarlyJesuitPedagogy:A
ofthree“generalcongregations,”or tothesaint). Reader,editedbyClaudePavur,SJ,and
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Volumesofthissort,whichmakeup student,preacher,spiritualguide,educa- Jesuiteducationduringthesecondhalf
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widerreacharegenerallythoseusedin inanintroduction.Ignatiuswritestokings willberenderedin“anaccessiblestyle,”
retreats,suchasHeartsonFire:Praying andpopes,friendsandfamily,students reflectinganIAJSambitiontoprepare
withJesuits,acompilationofIgnatian andpilgrims,and,ofcourse,fellowJesuits. booksfornotonlyscholarswhostudythe
prayers“foralloccasions.”Firstpub- Dependingontherecipient,thetoneis order,butotherswithaprofessionalinter-
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