Stones of Erasmus — for Teachers, Writers, & Philosophy Sprinkles Makers!

Hi, I’m Greig — welcome! Here you’ll find sharp writing, creative ideas, and standout resources for teaching, thinking, making, and dreaming in the middle and high school ELA and Humanities classroom (Grades 6–12).

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15.3.07

Book Review: "The Farming of Bones"

Edwidge Danticat's novel Farming of Bones Edwidge Danticat’s novel Farming of Bones (1998) is set in the Dominican Republic in Octo...

7.3.07

Book Review: The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist

In The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist by Emile Habiby, a Palestinian illegally gains re-entry into Israel after the deportation ...

6.3.07

Poem: "Oranges in my mailbox"

I am not a man of pleasure — it has been denied me — (save for an orange in my mailbox and a shave of savon in my bath) For when I go to ...

24.2.07

Poem: "Portraits"

Click here for a printable copy of "Portraits" © 2007 Greig Roselli

5.1.07

Poem: "brother & sister"

she’s a waif about to vomit her bread, to get ready for the Banana Republic shoot, the “I love it when you look at me” pose...

5.12.06

Book Review: Warmish-Cool Pleasure in As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner’s novel, As I Lay Dying, is the archetypal quest story, one of the most satisfying and basic plots in the literary canon....

21.9.06

Jean Mohr's Photographs of Boys in After the Last Sky (with Edward W. Said)

in After the Last Sky : The Palestinian boy in Jean Mohr’s photograph elicits sadness just by looking into his eyes (WOR 623). He is o...

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