Celebrating 15 YearsAmherst College covers The Common‘s recent NEA literature grant, highlighting The Common in the Classroom.
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April 3, 2015
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LOLA MILHOLLAND
My mom sets her bike seat high—she claims it keeps her left foot from cramping. As she pedals, her butt swishes across the saddle, side to side, so she can reach each pedal at its lowest point. I bike a little ways behind ... The Amish in their fields and buggies wave at us.
Announcing The Common’s Fifth Literary Editorial Fellow
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The Common has announced Sam Spratford ’24 as the 2024-25 Literary Editorial Fellow, marking the fifth year of the fellowship at Amherst College’s award-winning, open-access literary journal.
Sample Lesson Plan for Literature in Translation
Curtis Bauer
In this exercise you will explore the multidimensionality of a poem, essay, or story by “living with” the author and translator: reading and thinking about their work every day for a week. This is a multi-step assignment so read carefully and make sure you plan in advance.
