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Transfigurations Poetry Reading at Sitwell’s 9/5/23

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Thomas Strunk

In two weeks, Tuesday Sept. 5th, I’ll be reading from my poetry collection Transfigurations along with some newer poems. I’ll be joined by the wonderful poet Dick Westheimer. Open mic begins at 7:00. Come and read your work or just … Continue reading →

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Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Thomas Strunk

In July, I appeared on Ryan Sellers’ Quintilian: The Latin Teacher Podcast to talk about Cincinnati, Bob Dylan and the classical tradition, and lessons from the fall of the Roman Republic for the American people. Listen to the interview here: … Continue reading →

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Collaborators amongst the Opposition?

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E.  “Collaborators Amongst the Opposition?  Deconstructing the Imperial Cursus Honorum.”  Arethusa 48.1 (2015): 47–58. The holding of high political office under the Roman Principate has often been regarded as evidence for collaboration with, or at least acceptance of, … Continue reading →

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Socrates and St. Ignatius: The Mad Man, the Monk, and the Philology of Liberation

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E.  “Socrates and St. Ignatius: The Mad Man, the Monk, and the Philology of Liberation.”  Jesuit Higher Education 4.1 (2015).  Available at Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal. This article explores the connections and contrasts between the modes of thinking … Continue reading →

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A Philology of Liberation

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Thomas Strunk

Strunk, Thomas E. “A Philology of Liberation: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a Reader of the Classics.” Verbum Incarnatum: An Academic Journal of Social Justice 4 (2010): 124-144. This is a paper that I am proud of, but it … Continue reading →

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