Like the hero of “The Bhagavad Gita,” Tiger Woods has lost his way in the self. A truly epic drama would be whether he can relocate his “perfect swing.” By which I mean his authentic self.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Tiger Woods Needs Krishna as Caddy
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The Thread between Mother and Daughter
The mother in Janice Mirikitani’s poem feels joined to her daughter by the red thread she uses to sew her wedding slippers.
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Life Imitates Aristophanes in Colombia
In Aristophanes’ great anti-war comedy, the women of Greece, led by Lysistrata, stage a sex strike, which gives them the leverage they need to end the Peloponnesian War. Currently there is a sex strike underway in a remote village in Columbia.
One of Literature’s Sexiest Eating Scenes
Homer gains Fielding’s admiration by his ability to move seamlessly between epic grandeur and “the shameless dog of the belly.” Perhaps it is Homer’s dexterity that gives Fielding the idea for his own contribution to “Great Eating Scenes in Literature.”
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Rick Perry, a Modern Day Elmer Gantry
It’s not that either Sinclair Lewis’s Elmer Gantry or Texas Governor Rick Perry are religious hypocrites. It’s just that they conflate their religious beliefs with their earthly desires.
Ramadan – The Self Lightens
Poet Nomi Stone, while studying an ancient Jewish community in Tunisia, also attempted to understand the Muslim neighbors. “Many Scientists Convert to Islam” describes her exploration of Ramadan.
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A Poetic Game of Throw and Catch
In his poem, Robert Francis compares the interaction between poet and reader to two boys playing throw and catch.
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Mr. Obama vs. Washington Reality
Did President Obama get rolled in the recent budget negotiations? The possibility that he did brings to mind a film about another naive politician, Frank Capra’s 1939 “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Debt Ceiling Debate, Frank Capra, horror movies, Maureen Dowd, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, politics Comments closed
