Sports Saturday I don’t know if bird watching is a sport or not, but it’s the activity that my recently deceased father engaged in for exercise. Although from his childhood he was nearly blind in one eye and couldn’t look straight up without experiencing vertigo, he was an excellent birder and just needed the tiniest […]
Monthly Archives: August 2013
In Defense of the English Major
Adam Gopnik makes a spirited defense of the English major in a recent “New Yorker” article.
What Light Verse Meant to Scott Bates
My father used light verse to stay optimistic in the face of a grim reality.
Keeping the Civil Rights Dream Alive
Great Civil Rights moments are great. Movements are better.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "meeting after the savior gone", Civil Rights Movement, Highlander Folk School, Lucille Clifton, Martin Luther King, racism Comments closed
Prevent Sexual Assault with Literature
If men are to overcome their predatory natures, they must become gentle-men. Literature can help.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Beowulf, chivalry, Chretien de Troyes, courtly love, Rape, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Perceval Comments closed
