I grew up in Fresno.
If you’re still with me, I think we’re doing okay. I came to England to do an MA in poetry at the University of East Anglia, where I then lingered for another four years working on a PhD. Now I live in Cambridge. My dissertation involved translating Beowulf. My own poetry, at least so far, tends to avoid the broadsword genre. Perhaps this is a failing.
What do I do in my spare time? After finishing my thesis, that is…a very good question…In the time I waste that should be spent working, however, I do like old movies and knitting, often in tandem. I like a lot of 1940s/1950s pop culture, which often shows up on the blog. I’m still much more of a poet than anything else, but I’ve recently branched far out enough into prose-writing to be working on a novel. You know, because finishing my dissertation left an “unendingly large project to obsess over”-shaped hole in my life.
So, there you have it. One half twee domesticity, one half bloodthirsty Viking. It’s a happy match.
July 9, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Nervous Purvis. Hmmm, I grew-up with that as well as other various forms of the name purvis.
Well hello, nice to run across you on the web.
BTW-I’m in Texas.
July 28, 2011 at 12:21 am
I also lived in the Fig Garden area of Fresno and have made 8 trips to England. Don’t care much for London but love the rest of the country. Glad to see your Blog