World Trade Center: Literary and Cultural Reflections

Skyscrapers in general, and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in particular, symbolize, for many writers, either prideful arrogance, or a new technological beauty. This site attempts to survey what has already been written on this topic. —World Trade Center: Literary and Cultural Reflections

I first put this page up on the afternoon of 11 Sep 2001.

I had already started blogging this entry when the bells started ringing outside my office window… Seton Hill University is marking the 2nd year anniversary of the moment of the first attack.

Update: The bells for the attack on the second tower just rang. I don’t feel much like blogging anymore today. Here’s a good timeline from CNN.