Editor's Notes

Editor's Notes The George Herbert Journal will once again sponsor two sessions at the annual International Congress on Medieval Studies, to be held at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 2-5, 2002. This will be our third consecutive year of participation in the Congress. The topic for both sessions will be "George Herbert and the History and Politics of his Time." "History and Politics" will be interpreted very broadly, therefore a great many potential paper topics can and will be considered. Please send an abstract or complete paper at your early convenience, but no later than September 15, 2001, for consideration for the sessions. Send all correspondence to the session organizer, Chauncey Wood, R.R. #3, Simcoe ON N3Y 4K2, Canada, or by fax at 413-254-3268. Send e-mails to: cwood@kwic.com. Abstracts should be accompanied by an "Abstract Cover Sheet," found at the Congress website: www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/37cfp/ Plans are underway for sessions on Herbert at Congress the following year, so contact Dr. Wood with proposals and suggestions for 2003 as well. Robert Herrick's "pillar of fame," his poetry, continues to stand by its "owne / Firme and well fixt foundation," but the church where he was vicar for thirty-one years does not. The Parish Church of St. George the Martyr, Dean Prior, Devonshire, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book, is much in need of repairs. Its congregation, now very small and not wealthy, has launched a series of fund-raising efforts, and would welcome any assistance it can receive. Donors of $25 or more will receive a handsome booklet, A Dean Prior Miscellany, which contains charming drawings and interesting photographs, a series of articles, ancient and modern, about this picturesque part of England as well as some of its denizens, and, of course, a small sample of Herrick's verses. Please make out your check to "Dean Prior Church," and send to Roger Rollin, 349 Morning Dew Lane, Seneca, SC 29678. The Editor would like to thank the following people for editorial advice on recent and forthcoming issues of the GHJ: Mario A. Di Cesare, Jonathan F.S. Post, and Chauncey Wood. ...