Carol: As a total bookworm growing up, it was great hearing a presentation on something as near and dear to my heart as literature. You made great points about the bed time stories our parents told us and those connected through our dreams to become our own stories and tales. Then taking that principle and giving it breadth through other disciplines made the whole circle come into view in my eyes. When you said that "Literature is the human compulsion to create in the face of chaos" I had one those little light bulb moments when suddenly I wanted to write just for the sake of writing. It is a thoroughly soothing activity that in which I find clarity and meaning in my life which is chaotic to say the least. When you transitioned from written word to music though I saw a great many parallels between your work and that of Joe which made it only the more meaningful. Music truly does transcend any one person's capacity for description yet everyone knows the emotions associated with the chords. It truly is universal. Thank you Carol.
Brady: Whenever I look at the Kubla Khan poem now all I can think of is your alternative interpretation and what Samuel Coleridge would have wanted it to sound like. Your insights and perspectives, not only on that poem, but on every piece of literature we have come across have always been thoroughly stimulating to listen to. You certainly know what you are talking about and no one can deny that. I could not agree more with you that emotion is one thing that cannot be truly conveyed by written word alone. Thank you for all that you have given me this semester Brady.
Logan: My favorite part of your presentation was the sheer passion you brought with it. It was infectious to hear you talk on a subject you have spent so much time and research on but also one that you seem to thoroughly enjoy. I kept repeating "Yields falsehood when preceded by its own qoutation" over and over again in my head after class. The idea of so simple a self reference was fascinating to me but trying to concentrate on it too hard just made my brain hurt. However your point that language cannot express all ideas will always stick with me because of that example. Thank you Logan.
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