This digital aperitif serves as an impressionistic entry point and an associative, non-linear assortment of insights gleaned from a 2-hour interview with Dr. William Endres, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Kentucky. For the edited audio segments, or chapters, of the distilled 1-hour interview, click here.

Synopsis: William Endres, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Kentucky, studies insular illuminated manuscripts, such as the Book of Kells and the St. Chad Gospels. Endres is a visual rhetorician and poet who studied with Charles Simic. In this interview, conducted by Michaella Thornton, Endres explains how his interest in Surrealism helps him study the visual techniques and expression of Medieval texts. Endres shares other insights such as his view of the digital humanities and the practice of using 3D imaging and particle accelerators to study and digitize ancient texts. An innovative thinker, Endres also comments on the relationship between kairos and poetry and the potential for surprise around every corner.