Literature played a major role in my father’s World War II experiences.
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Through WWII, My Father Carried Poetry
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Pinch of Salt", Bell for Adano, Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls, John Hersey, Robert Graves, Scott Bates Comments closed
“Sexual Intercourse Began in 1963”
Philip Larkin describes how the Beatles changed Britain’s social mores fifty years ago.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Annus Marabilis", 1960s, Beatles, Philip Larkin, sex Comments closed
The Critic Sees No Farther than Behind
Here’s a poem challenging criticism that undermines the poet.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Orpheus Jr.", Creativity, criticism, critics, Orestes, Scott Bates Comments closed
Out There the World Is Cruel and Loud
The Prodigal Son is a fruitful story for artist projection.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Into My Heart an Air that Kills", "Prodigal Son", "Soldier Rest", A. E. Housman, Edith Nesbit, Rudyard Kipling, Walter Scott Comments closed
Makin’ Jump Shots
Michael Harper’s “Makin’ Jump Shots” has echoes of escape from slavery.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Makin' Jump Shots", Basketball, Michael Harper, playground basketball, Sports Comments closed
Voldemort, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up
In terms of developmental psychology, “Harry Potter” is structured around a clash between successful and unsuccessful identity formation.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged developmental psychology, Erik Erikson, Harry Potter, identity confusion, identity diffusion, identity quest, J. K. Rowling Comments closed
Bloggers Confused Like Novelists of Old
Bloggers are facing confusion about rules similar to that faced by early novelists.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged blogging, commons, copyright law, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones Comments closed
Pope Retires but Keeps Perks? Hmm
Some of Pope Benedict’s retirement demands sound like King Lear’s.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Benedict XVI, Catholicism, King Lear, Pope, Religion, William Shakespeare Comments closed
