Dashiell Hammett’s rough and tumble novels catch some of the spirit of today’s political battles.
Monthly Archives: August 2014
American Politics, Dashiell Hammett Style
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Pantry Moths in the Howling Storm
Faced with an infestation of pantry moths, my mind turned to Blake’s “The Sick Rose.”
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Whitman’s Blast of Green Grace
Scott Bates’ homage to Walt Whitman tells of amorous encounters from the grass’s point of view.
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Something Different Crosses the Threshold
Mary Oliver gives a powerful reading of Jesus calming the storm.
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Wonder in an Old Leather Mitt
Emilio DeGrazia’s poems about an old leather mitt is a wonderful meditation on aging.
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Headed for the City of Big Shoulders
I use a vacation visit to Chicago as an excuse to revisit Sandburg’s famous poem.
A Large Pig Haunts the University
A visit to Iowa has be revisiting Jane Smiley’s “Moo,” set in a disguised Iowa State University.
A New Sun Blots Vesuvius
Richard Tillinghast’s powerful poem about Hiroshima sees a world of stunted promise.
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Poetry Changed during World War I
The horrors of World War I created some great poetry. But not in its early days.
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