Eric Weiskott
Professor of English at Boston College and scholar-poet whose work includes editions and studies of Piers Plowman as well as contemporary poetry collections such as Cycle of Dreams.
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Mar 4, 2026 • 1h 3min
Eric Weiskott, "Cycle of Dreams" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2021) and "Piers Plowman: A New Annotated Edition of the A-Text" (U Exeter Press, 2025)
Eric Weiskott, Professor of English at Boston College and scholar-poet, discusses Piers Plowman and his own poetry. He talks about editing the A-text and why a student-friendly edition matters. He describes how Langland’s dream-vision and political, plague-era themes shaped his Cycle of Dreams. He reads adaptive translations and poems that reframe medieval material in contemporary settings.
