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Podcast #153 – Edward O’Shea
This week we interview Edward O’Shea, a State University of New York at Oswego Emeritus English Professor and author of Seamus Heaney’s American Odyssey. Published by Routledge Press in December 2022, this biography […]
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For the first time ever, read the complete transcript of the first Editorial Excellence Award acceptance speech from inaugural recipient Robert Gottlieb.