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Time out for Humanities | LLP Holiday poem of the week, "Help Wanted," by Timothy Tocher.
December 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Time out for Humanities | LLP Holiday poem of the week, "Help Wanted," by Timothy Tocher.
LLP Holiday Puzzle Reveal: "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison
December 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
LLP Holiday Puzzle Reveal: "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison
Time out for Humanities: LLP Poem for the week, Audre Lorde's "A Litany for Survival" * Listen: youtu.be/IGWj0YGaVx4?...
AUDRE LORDE reads "A Litany for Survival"
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December 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Time out for Humanities: LLP Poem for the week, Audre Lorde's "A Litany for Survival" * Listen: youtu.be/IGWj0YGaVx4?...
Congrats to Jordyn Jones, English and Political Science Double Major, who recently accepted a legislative internship at the Tennessee General Assembly. As an intern, she will "participate in policy creation, assembly meetings, and legislative decision making." Brava!
December 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Congrats to Jordyn Jones, English and Political Science Double Major, who recently accepted a legislative internship at the Tennessee General Assembly. As an intern, she will "participate in policy creation, assembly meetings, and legislative decision making." Brava!
LLP Congratulates all Fall 2025 graduates, with a special nod to Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society members Chandler Smith and Jaron Hill. Bravo!
December 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
LLP Congratulates all Fall 2025 graduates, with a special nod to Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society members Chandler Smith and Jaron Hill. Bravo!
The ladies of LLP are here this week with plenty of holiday candy, puzzles and advisement for Spring '26 semester! Come through!
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The ladies of LLP are here this week with plenty of holiday candy, puzzles and advisement for Spring '26 semester! Come through!
Time out for Humanities | LLP Poem of the week: "Sonnet 97, How like winter..." William Shakespeare. Do you have a fav sonnet? If so, link below and tell us why. Meanwhile, listen...
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Poetry: Sonnet 97 by William Shakespeare (read by Dame Sian Phillips)
YouTube video by Zsuzsanna Uhlik
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December 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Time out for Humanities | LLP Poem of the week: "Sonnet 97, How like winter..." William Shakespeare. Do you have a fav sonnet? If so, link below and tell us why. Meanwhile, listen...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Latest blog from LLP Intern Lillian Rose: Sigma Tau Delta Takeover!
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LLP Sigma Tau Delta Takeover
New Nominees Share Excitement about Joining Sigma Tau Delta By Lillian Rose LLP Social Media Intern The LLP department hosts many clubs and ...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Latest blog from LLP Intern Lillian Rose: Sigma Tau Delta Takeover!
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Time out for Humanities | LLP students, faculty and staff finished this masterpiece before the break and now she is ready for display: "The Storyteller" by Gwendolyn McShepard: "Inspiration is everywhere: It's about being open to the world around me and allowing my imagination to take flight."
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Time out for Humanities | LLP students, faculty and staff finished this masterpiece before the break and now she is ready for display: "The Storyteller" by Gwendolyn McShepard: "Inspiration is everywhere: It's about being open to the world around me and allowing my imagination to take flight."
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Time out for Humanities: The LLP "Soul to Soul" Poem of the week is "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden
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Robert Hayden's -Those Winter Sundays-
YouTube video by Shannon McGregor
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December 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Time out for Humanities: The LLP "Soul to Soul" Poem of the week is "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden
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LLP is wishing you a happy holiday break. Take a well deserved moment on this last day of class to acknowledge and appreciate your triumphs this semester! We will see you in December!
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
LLP is wishing you a happy holiday break. Take a well deserved moment on this last day of class to acknowledge and appreciate your triumphs this semester! We will see you in December!
LLP Celebrates the release of the latest edition of Blue Ink, a student literary Journal. Check out the Social Media Intern's latest blog about the journal along with insights from first-year contest winner and poet Danny Dantzer Jr.
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LLP Chats!
Tell All Experience of Creating Blue Ink Jounal By Lillian Rose LLP Social Media Intern The Language, Literature, and Philosophy departmen...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
LLP Celebrates the release of the latest edition of Blue Ink, a student literary Journal. Check out the Social Media Intern's latest blog about the journal along with insights from first-year contest winner and poet Danny Dantzer Jr.
tsuenglishdepartment.blogspot.com/2025/11/llp-...
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Thanksgiving Time Out for Humanity | LLP "Soul to Soul" Poem of the Week: "Perhaps the World Ends Here," by Joy Harjo
"Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. "
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"Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. "
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November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Thanksgiving Time Out for Humanity | LLP "Soul to Soul" Poem of the Week: "Perhaps the World Ends Here," by Joy Harjo
"Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. "
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"Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. "
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November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
First ornaments on the LLP Tree...Ready to read a book by the Fire????
"There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." —Edith Wharton, “Vesalius in Zante
"There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." —Edith Wharton, “Vesalius in Zante
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
First ornaments on the LLP Tree...Ready to read a book by the Fire????
"There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." —Edith Wharton, “Vesalius in Zante
"There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." —Edith Wharton, “Vesalius in Zante
Attend informational today to learn more about study abroad opportunity in LLP in the Spring!
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Attend informational today to learn more about study abroad opportunity in LLP in the Spring!
LLP was delighted to host English Alumna Chandler Wilson and her KIPP Academy HS students for an academic discussion of novel and film "Nickel Boys." Brava to Dr. Jennifer Hayes for facilitating.
“Make a career of humanity. Make it a central part of your life.”
― Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys
“Make a career of humanity. Make it a central part of your life.”
― Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
LLP was delighted to host English Alumna Chandler Wilson and her KIPP Academy HS students for an academic discussion of novel and film "Nickel Boys." Brava to Dr. Jennifer Hayes for facilitating.
“Make a career of humanity. Make it a central part of your life.”
― Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys
“Make a career of humanity. Make it a central part of your life.”
― Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys
Congrats LLP Interns (Jasmine Heard and Lillian Rose) who were recently notified that they BOTH earned spots as interns next spring in the Tennessee State Capitol. Rose: "I will be working under a senator to handle administrative tasks, research and communication with constituents." Brava!
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Congrats LLP Interns (Jasmine Heard and Lillian Rose) who were recently notified that they BOTH earned spots as interns next spring in the Tennessee State Capitol. Rose: "I will be working under a senator to handle administrative tasks, research and communication with constituents." Brava!
Its beginning to look a lot like Xmas in LLP. CAPTION CONTEST starts now speculating on Admin Brady's activity here: "I did the the Math! This is why I love English."
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Its beginning to look a lot like Xmas in LLP. CAPTION CONTEST starts now speculating on Admin Brady's activity here: "I did the the Math! This is why I love English."
Check out LLP Intern Lillian Rose and her interview with Fall grad and English Major Chandler Smith. The two discuss his successful summer internship and how the skills he learned in LLP will soon contribute to his graduate studies.
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LLP Chats!
Fall Graduate Chandler Smith Reflects on Summer Internship and Future Plans By Lillian Rose LLP Social Media Intern In the LLP department, w...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Check out LLP Intern Lillian Rose and her interview with Fall grad and English Major Chandler Smith. The two discuss his successful summer internship and how the skills he learned in LLP will soon contribute to his graduate studies.
tsuenglishdepartment.blogspot.com/2025/11/llp-...
tsuenglishdepartment.blogspot.com/2025/11/llp-...
Puzzle fever is spreading in LLP! Join the folks in Elliot Hall Ste 310 in completing this 1000 piece challenge while learning about a new writer! We are putting it all on the table!
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Puzzle fever is spreading in LLP! Join the folks in Elliot Hall Ste 310 in completing this 1000 piece challenge while learning about a new writer! We are putting it all on the table!
Congrats to LLP Minor Monroe Smith! We see you mapping out the pathway to your future!
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LLP Interview Spotlight M. Smith Fall 20251
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November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Congrats to LLP Minor Monroe Smith! We see you mapping out the pathway to your future!
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