Andrew is a post-doctoral researcher in North Carolina focused on population and conservation genetics in hydrothermal vent communities.



David is a graduate student in Florida. He studies the ecology and conservation of sharks.




Amy is a graduate student in North Carolina studying local ecological knowledge within small scale fisheries.



Chuck is a graduate student in North Carolina focusing on apex predators and how they interact with fisheries.




Lyndell is a graduate student in North Carolina, studying the feeding ecology of cownose rays.




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Finding Melville’s Whale – The Pipe (Chapter 30)

Chapter 30 of Herman Melville’s classic – Moby Dick. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Visit this page for the complete collection to date: Finding Melville’s Whale.

The Pipe

This is the rage of the Captain, the king,
no more can he find solace in smoke,
the serenity of the pipe
no longer his, he toils
forcing the fog that soothes
angry minds and stills
unquiet men.
He casts it
into
the sea.

The flame
is gone.

2 comments to Finding Melville’s Whale – The Pipe (Chapter 30)

  • This is sort of the moment that we see what’s going on inside of Ahab.

    As a graduate student, I can totally relate to the “I can find no pleasure in life until my task is done” mentality.

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  • This is around the point in the book where I started to get annoyed and realized how dislikable Ahab is. And I started to feel bad for the crew.

    I really like your chapter summaries in verse – I’m curious how you’ll handle “Cetology”.

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