Think of the 2012 Republican primaries as “The Great Gatsby,” with Romney as Tom Buchanan and Santorum as Gatsby.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Santorum as Gatsby?! Okay, Humor Me
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Lessons of a Bird Killed by a Window
Encountering a dead bird outside my window, I recalled a Lucille Clifton poem on the subject that draws a powerful social message.
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Far Off the Bells Rang through the Morning
Mary Oliver finds Easter holiness in a new born fawn.
Will Supreme Court Slay Robin Hood?
If Obamacare’s mandate is overturned, the moneyed interests will have won. In Giebenhain’s poem, the sheriff will have bested Robin Hood.
Could Beowulf Have Saved Jews?
In her book about Eichmann, Hannah Arendt praises the Danes for how they stood up to the Nazis. One can draw a parallel with how Beowulf stands up to Grendel and also apply the lesson to the Trayvon Martin case.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Anger, Beowulf, Eichmann in Jerusalem, Hannah Arendt, Holocaust, Trayvon Martin Comments closed
Jesus’s Momentary Desire to Step Back
Levertov focuses on Jesus’s very human moments of doubt, which serve to emphasize the sublimity of his acceptance of his humiliation and death.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Salvator Mundi: Via Crucis", Denise Levertov, Jesus, Rembrandt Comments closed
