Monthly Archives: July 2014

Poetry, the Road to Virtuous Action

Sir Philip Sidney believed that poetry was the most powerful means of leading us to virtuous action.

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Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18–Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day–can be read as a power move.

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Groucho’s Night with T. S. Eliot

Groucho Marx and T. S. Eliot were both reacting to modernism, but a dinner together did not bring about mutual understanding.

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Loud Sneezes, a Sign from the Gods

My loud sneezes, according to Homer, as a sign from the gods.

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The First Day of the Feast Has Come

A Rumi poem capturing the joy that is represented by the Ramadan feast.

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To Hear an Oriole Sing

I use an Emily Dickinson poem to root for my favorite baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles.

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Books about People Reading Books

Books about books give readers a sense that they are part of a larger community.

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Textualist Judges Out of Control

Textualist judges committed the same mistake as formalists in ruling against federal subsidies for citizens who signed up for Obamacare in the federal exchanges.

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Reading Lit through the Eyes of Others

Reading literature through the eyes of others brings special pleasures and insights.

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