A Burns poems will serve to honor Andy Murray’s Wimbledon victory while a Susan Bright description of Martina Navratilova applies to woman winner Marion Bartoli.
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Medical Schools Should Require Poetry
Poetry should be required in medical schools for its ability to teach empathy.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Morbidity and Mortality Rounds", Doctors, Medical School, Medicine, Rafael Campo Comments closed
The Night Father Fell Out of Bed
I take a page from James Thurber and the author of Madeleine as I describe “The Night My Father Fell Out of Bed.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Matilda", Aging, Hilaire Belloc, James Thurber, Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeleine, Night the Bed Fell on Father Comments closed
Getting Tied Down in Syria
Is there a danger that U.S. involvement in Syria will lead to a Gulliver-like disaster?
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift, Middle East, Shiites, Sunnis, Syria Comments closed
Lesson of War: Fear + Fear = Hate
Two Scott Bates poems get at the dark days in America following World War II.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "1918-1948", "Strategists", anti-communism, arms manufacturers, Scott Bates, war, World War II Comments closed
What Rises So Far Above into the Light?
Denise Levertov’s poem about moving amongst tall trees becomes a meditation on life and afterlife.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "From Below", Aging, Childhood, Denise Levertov, mortality Comments closed
Light Verse Honoring Wimbledon Finalists
A new “Sports Poem” blog features lyrics about tennis players Murray, Djokovic, and del Potro.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Sports, tennis, Wimbledon Comments closed
Egypt’s Coup Is Like Moliere’s “Tartuffe”
The sudden turnabout in Egypt is like the ending of Moliere’s “Tartuffe”–for good and for ill.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Egypt, Egyptian revolution, Louis XIV, Moliere, Muslim Brotherhood, President Morsi, Tartuffe Comments closed
