Common Read
The Thomas College Common Read is our invitation to join our academic community of individuals who share 和 explore ideas with each other.
2024 Common Read
Mary Jane Oliver (1935 – 2019) was an American poet who found her inspiration in nature. Her modest language 和 striking imagery conveyed a profound connection with the environment. Oliver’s writing encourages us to appreciate the wonder of the natural world around us. Her first collection of poems, No Voyage 和 Other Poems, was published in 1963, when she was 28. During the early 1980s, Oliver taught at Case Western Reserve University.
She was recognized with the National Book Award, the L. L. Winship/PEN New Engl和 Award, 和 the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1984. Her legacy continues to grow, inviting readers to explore the beauty of the natural world through her verses.
Common Read Instructions
After reading 和 reflecting on this year’s selection, we’d ask you to create a written response. During Fall Orientation, you will have an opportunity to discuss what you have written along with other students in your class.
Your written response is due to the Provost’s office by Friday, August 2. For more information about the read, click the button in the header at the top of the page.
Previous Common Reads
- “The Hill We Climb”, Am和a Gorman
- “Still We Rise” 和 “On the Pulse of Morning,” Maya Angelou
- We Should All Be Feminists, Chimam和a Ngozi Adichie
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
- A Hope in the Unseen, Ron Suskind
- I Am Malala, Malala Yousafzai
- Dear Marcus, Jerry McGill
- An Invisible Thread, Laura Schroff 和 Alex Tresniowski
- The Other Wes Moore, Wes Moore
- Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William Kamkwamba 和 Bryan Mealer
- 该协议, Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, 和 Rameck Hunt
- The Last Lecture, Jeffrey Zaslow 和 R和y Pausch
- Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson 和 David Oliver Relin
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