http://therumpus.net/2009/05/in-search-of-free-union/ Books, Music, Movies, Art, Politics, Sex, Other Sat, 26 May 2012 23:19:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://therumpus.net/2009/05/in-search-of-free-union/comment-page-1/#comment-3025 Nell Thu, 07 May 2009 13:30:16 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=16004#comment-3025 A lovely review for a wonderful poet. Thank you for that. The only thing I might take issue with would be referring to Free Union as "the middle of nowhere," even if modified by "centrally located" there in "the middle of nowhere." Free Union is located outside of Charlottesville and that entire area of Virginia (that both John and I call home) is just so beautiful. It is no fluke that John found himself settling down and raising a family there. The pull of the place is strangely intense; we locals like to refer to Charlottesville and the surrounding environs as "The Velvet Rut." Those of us who have left constantly hear--and many of us often heed--the call inside us to return. It sounds corny, but Free Union it is hardly the middle of nowhere; it is the very center of many people's hearts and souls, methinks. Yes? A lovely review for a wonderful poet. Thank you for that. The only thing I might take issue with would be referring to Free Union as “the middle of nowhere,” even if modified by “centrally located” there in “the middle of nowhere.” Free Union is located outside of Charlottesville and that entire area of Virginia (that both John and I call home) is just so beautiful. It is no fluke that John found himself settling down and raising a family there. The pull of the place is strangely intense; we locals like to refer to Charlottesville and the surrounding environs as “The Velvet Rut.” Those of us who have left constantly hear–and many of us often heed–the call inside us to return. It sounds corny, but Free Union it is hardly the middle of nowhere; it is the very center of many people’s hearts and souls, methinks. Yes?

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