Category Archives: ASLE

 

Eco-lit in Portland

Jul 14

I’ve gone to quite a number of ASLE and ALECC conferences over the years. This year’s ASLE conference – its first post-pandemic gathering – was in Portland Oregon. Unusually for an organization that normally meets on campus in a smallish … Continue reading →

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ASLE 2013 – plenaries, poetry & medicinal plants

Jun 4

      I managed to get a long overdue poetry reading into my ASLE week, attending the plenary reading by Maine poet Jeffrey Thomson and Colombian writer Juan Carlos Galeano, who teaches in Florida. I had first encountered Galeano … Continue reading →

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ASLE 2013 – been & gone

Jun 4

        Water could have been the theme at ASLE 2013. At the opening reception, the Provost of KU promised us that Kansas is a great place when it’s not raining or snowing… but life does end up … Continue reading →

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ASLE 2013 – and I’d never been to Kansas

May 30

I arrived on the heels of a big thunderstorm that flooded basements and washed the place clean before disappearing off to neighbouring states. The air is still heavy with heat and humidity, and more storms are forecast but so far … Continue reading →

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ASLE 6: my 2011 bibliography

Jun 30

Last time I attended ASLE I documented the most interesting (to me) books, articles and films that were discussed or even mentioned in various sessions I attended, so I thought I’d take a stab at it again this year to … Continue reading →

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