With the familiar dead
Posthumous reflections with Seamus Heaney and the Aeneid
Dear Readers
Thank you for being part of the English Republic of Letters! And a special, warm welcome to new subscribers. It’s great to have you here.
I was really honoured to be asked to provide a guest essay over at:
If you don’t know about this Substack, I suggest you check it out. Its basic premise, in its creators’ words, is this:
“what we most want to develop is a hub for people who are writing personally and thoughtfully, are interested in art and aesthetics, and are looking to find authentic ways to express themselves in this new-ish online space.”
Inner Life was created by three people:
Mary Tabor, from Only connect
Joshua Doležal from The Recovering Academic
and Sam Kahn from Castalia.
I’m especially indebted to Mary for her kind invitation. I suggest you take a look at her Substack, and in particular her wonderful serialised memoir, here.
You can read my guest post on Inner Life here:
Thank you for reading and commenting, as always.
Jeffrey