Arthur F. Kinney 1933-2021

Again, anniversary. Your brilliance still shines...

On anniversary, know you are not forgotten....your brilliance, kindness and love of knowledge and quirky interpretations of literature. I owe you much....

I was blessed with this man's wisdom, kindness and brilliance back in the late 60s/early 70s when I pursued my undergraduate degree. He supervised an agonizing experience doing my honors thesis and helped me produce something worthy. I adored his classes, among the few I found stimulating enough to distract me from typical college angst. If I have any literary and academic talent at all, and fortunately some academic and literary publications/awards suggest same, he is one of the reasons why....

I share the loss with my colleagues at Arcadia Players. Arthur Kinney was a beloved, insightful and inspiring man.

As others will attest, Arthur was not only an important scholar; he was a great friend to us all. One example: before I moved from New Hampshire to Washington DC in 2008, I had a yard sale to get rid of extra "stuff"--Arthur drove for 3 hours each way to come from Massachusetts to help me with it--I had lots of local friends, but none of them--not even those who lived only 15 minutes away--volunteered to help. I would write "may he rest in peace," but that sentence doesn't seem quite right...