Peggy Ellsberg is a poet and scholar who teaches English at Barnard College. She is the author of Created to Praise: The Language of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Oxford University Press, 1987) and editor of The Gospel in Gerard Manley Hopkins: Selections from His Poems, Letters, Journals, and Spiritual Writings (Plough, 2017).
Peggy Ellsberg
Articles
No Prayer for Such a Thing: On Cormac McCarthy’s “The Passenger”
Peggy R. Ellsberg reviews Cormac McCarthy’s “The Passenger.”
The Habit of Interestedness: On Eva Brann’s “Pursuits of Happiness”
Peggy Ellsberg reviews Eva Brann’s “Pursuits of Happiness: On Being Interested.”
“Revived Again, Again, Again”: On Lisa Russ Spaar’s “Madrigalia: New and Selected Poems”
Peggy Ellsberg sings the praises of Lisa Russ Spaar’s “Madrigalia: New and Selected Poems.”
By Morning Light: On Mark Jarman’s “Dailiness: Essays on Poetry”
Peggy Ellsberg finds transformative wisdom in Mark Jarman’s “Dailiness: Essays on Poetry.”
Manifestations of Higher Meaning: On Dana Gioia’s “The Catholic Writer Today” and “Studying with Miss Bishop”
Peggy Ellsberg praises the clarity, reverence, and affection of “The Catholic Writer Today” and “Studying with Miss Bishop” by Dana Gioia.
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