Scholar Faith Barrett shows how the War between the States was a “poetry fueled war.”
Monthly Archives: January 2013
The Civil War Was Fueled by Poetry
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Battle Hymn of the Republic, Civil War, Emily Dickinson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Herman Melville, Julie Ward Howe, Uncle Tom's Cabin Comments closed
For Core Standards, More Lit, Not Less
The Common Core State Standards deemphasize literature. In fact, we need more literature taught.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged C. S. Lewis, Common Core State Standards, Education, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, Prince Caspian Comments closed
The NRA’s Modest Proposal
The NRA’s call for armed guards in every school sounds like Swift’s “Modest Proposal”–only the NRA is serious.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Jonathan Swift, Modest Proposal, Newtown shooting, NRA Comments closed
A Haiku for New Year’s Perspective
Kobayashi Issa’s New Year’s Day haiku provides a healthy perspective.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "On His Blindness", acceptance, ambition, John Milton, Kobayashi Issa, New Year's Day Comments closed
