Monthly Archives: March 2013

Through WWII, My Father Carried Poetry

By Robin Bates | Published: March 13, 2013

Literature played a major role in my father’s World War II experiences.

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”

By Robin Bates | Published: March 12, 2013

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

By Robin Bates | Published: March 11, 2013

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

By Robin Bates | Published: March 10, 2013

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

By Robin Bates | Published: March 9, 2013

Michael Harper’s “Makin’ Jump Shots” has echoes of escape from slavery.

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Sam Spade Gambles with the Filibuster

By Robin Bates | Published: March 8, 2013

Is the GOP filibuster like a Sam Spade-Kasper Gutman negotiation? Is Obama like the Queen of Hearts in his drone program?

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Barack Obama, bilibuster, Dashiell Hammett, Lewis Carroll, Maltese Falcon, politics, Rand Paul, U.S. Senate | Comments closed

Voldemort, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up

By Robin Bates | Published: March 7, 2013

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

By Robin Bates | Published: March 6, 2013

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

By Robin Bates | Published: March 5, 2013

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

Monthly Archives: March 2013

Through WWII, My Father Carried Poetry

“Sexual Intercourse Began in 1963”

The Critic Sees No Farther than Behind

Out There the World Is Cruel and Loud

Makin’ Jump Shots

Sam Spade Gambles with the Filibuster

Voldemort, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up

Bloggers Confused Like Novelists of Old

Pope Retires but Keeps Perks? Hmm

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