Blake Leland reflects on the cultural transplant experience in Atlanta

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"the private personal experience is central, yet tucked inside it, in the form of remembered stereoscope images, fragments of our shared, communal history."

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An article and poem by Professor Blake Leland of LMC was recently published by The Saporta Report, an electronic newsletter aimed at Atlanta area movers and shakers. In the article, Leland reflects on being a Yankee transplant in Atlanta and the connection of personal memory and place. His poem "Double Vision" "tangles together the endless cyclical time of the seasons, the intimate time of personal experience, and the shared time of our American history." 

Read the full article here.

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School of Literature, Media, and Communication

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  • Created By: Jessica Anderson
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Sep 23, 2015 - 8:25am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:19pm