Anita Patterson, Boston University In these dark and uncertain times, it is inspiring to learn how Emerson’s legacy has fostered a life-affirming intercultural dialogue in works by African American writers.  Consider, for example, his engagement with Buddhism: Emerson’s doctrine of correspondence has been discussed in connection with the influence of Emanuel Swedenborg and Coleridge, but … Continue reading Legacies of Resistance: Emerson, Buddhism, and Richard Wright’s Pragmatist Poetics