A John Clare poem to bid farewell to 2013.
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Standing in a Long Unemployment Line
Poet Philip Levine knows what it is to stand in a long line looking for work.
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In the Beginning Was the Word
The opening of the Book of John is poetry of the first order.
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The Return of King Peyton
The excitement over Peyton Manning is like that of the townspeople for Thorin Oakenshield in “The Hobbit.”
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Unemployment & “the Undeserving Poor”
Are those who will lose unemployment insurance tomorrow deserving or undeserving of support? George Bernard Shaw has something to say about that.
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Christmas Bird Count from Santa’s Sleigh
This joyous Scott Bates birdwatching poem imagines Santa’s Blitzen involved in Audubon’s annual tally.
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Dickens, We Need You (and Also FDR)
With unemployment insurance set to run out next week, it’s time to invoke Charles Dickens’ “Christmas Carol.” FDR did so.
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Duck Dynasty Patriarch as Pap Finn
Patriarch Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” shares certain characteristics with Pap Finn.
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