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Meg Roland
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Former English professor at Marylhurst University for 16 years, then Concordia University. I taught writing, medieval literature, humanities, maps and literature, and history of the book. After five years as a Dean of arts and humanities at Linn-Benton Community College, I am now a writer and an instructor at Willamette University – Pacific Northwest College of Art.
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- Latera and Art: Transforming a 12th century village into a contemporary open-air art museum June 26, 2026
- Latera: persone gentili (kind people) June 16, 2026
- Latera: bosco (woods) June 13, 2026
- Latera: Borgo Medievale June 10, 2026
- Via Francigena Day 5: La Storta to Rome (19.2 km, but about 15 km for us) May 26, 2026
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Latera and Art: Transforming a 12th century village into a contemporary open-air art museum
With its origins as a 12th century medieval village (and a record of settlement far back into antiquity), Latera is embracing contemporary art to help define its identity for the 21st century. For a small community, it is remarkable how much creativity … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, King Arthur, La Casa Etruria, Latera, Lazio, passionate geography, Public Art, Roman War, the Art Farm, Thomas Malory, travel memoir, Via Francigena
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Latera: persone gentili (kind people)
Traveling often focuses on sights to see, restaurants to sample, and negotiating crowds. Staying in Latera for two weeks, however, gave us a chance to get to know a few of the 770 people who call the quiet town of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dante, La Casa Etruria, Latera, Lazio, Le Morte Darthur, passionate geography, Roman War, Thomas Malory, travel memoir, Via Francigena
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Latera: bosco (woods)
Slate gray bedazzled by iridescent green. The boschi (forests) of Latera burst with spring color, softly surrounding the town as a breathing cloud, a magical green world. One minute you are in town and the next you are enveloped in … Continue reading
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Tagged arthurian-literature, Italy, La Casa Etruria, Latera, Lazio, trail of the Brigandi, Via Francigena
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Latera: Borgo Medievale
You might wonder: what is it like to live in a small medieval village? Well, thanks to La Casa Etruria Artist Residency, we had a chance to experience a little bit of what it might be like. Just ten miles from the official … Continue reading
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Tagged Italy, La Casa Etruria, Latera, Lazio, Via Francigena
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An update on Passionate Geography, January 2026
Friends, if you once subscribed to this seemingly long-lost blog, you will start to see that I am tinkering and revising and hopefully finishing this project. If you would like to unsubscribe, please feel free to do so! If you … Continue reading