Kelly Scott Franklin

Mr. Franklin is an associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, where he teaches American literature and the great books.

By Kelly Scott Franklin February 17, 2022

They pressed up by pressing down, piling boulders till the earth cracked . . .

By Kelly Scott Franklin March 18, 2021

On a day with no breeze . . .

By Kelly Scott Franklin May 14, 2020

A review of Under the Red White and Blue: Patriotism, Disenchantment and the Stubborn Myth of the Great Gatsby, by Greil Marcus.

By Kelly Scott Franklin August 17, 2019

Anyone who doubts his contribution to the democratic project should read his poetry.

By Kelly Scott Franklin September 13, 2018

Kelly Scott Franklin discusses America’s first great novelist, James Fenimore Cooper.