Monthly Archives: June 2014

Poems Celebrating My Birth

By Robin Bates | Published: June 12, 2014

My father celebrated my entrance into the world with two poems, one serious, one not.

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How Jane Eyre Is Not Twilight

By Robin Bates | Published: June 11, 2014

“Jane Eyre” provides a lesson in how to emerge whole from a toxic relationship.

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I Went Out with a Bird on My Head

By Robin Bates | Published: June 10, 2014

Prévert’s uncaged bird is a surrealist’s response to military bloviating.

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Atwood vs. Unregulated Capitalism

By Robin Bates | Published: June 9, 2014

Atwood’s dystopian novel is about a future of unregulated high tech capitalism.

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I Carry Your Heart with Me

By Robin Bates | Published: June 8, 2014

On this, the day of my wedding anniversary, I send to my wife an e. e. cummings poem.

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Miami Heat Stymied by Heat

By Robin Bates | Published: June 7, 2014

The Miami Heat were beaten by a heat-assisted San Antonio team in the first game of the playoffs. Here’s an H.D. poem about heat.

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My Father Moved through Dooms of War

By Robin Bates | Published: June 6, 2014

My father’s recollections of the D Day beaches influenced his poetry.

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How to Compile a Summer Reading List

By Robin Bates | Published: June 5, 2014

Any reading list will be to some extent arbitrary. Here are some thoughts about compiling such a list.

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Reflecting on “A Little Learning”

By Robin Bates | Published: June 4, 2014

Pope’s “a little learning is a dangerous thing” applies to many of today’s policy debates.

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