Author Archives: Boyd Petersen

AML Annual Meeting

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Boyd Petersen

I want to interrupt our regular blog discussion to extend an invitation to all members, former members, and future members of the Association for Mormon Letters to attend our Annual Meeting on Saturday 27 February at UVU’s library. The theme … Continue reading →

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Mormon LitCrit: Leaving the Garden

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Boyd Petersen

I love the Christmas season. I start playing Christmas music just before Thanksgiving and continue several weeks into the New Year. I love the lights, colors, parties, and foods. And each year our family resumes the previous year’s non-alcoholic eggnog … Continue reading →

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Announcement: The Dawning of a Brighter Day

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Boyd Petersen

In 1982, Eugene England surveyed the history and current landscape of Mormon literary production in a seminal article published in BYU Studies entitled “The Dawning of a Brighter Day: Mormon Literature after 150 Years.” There England celebrated the flowering of … Continue reading →

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