Whitman’s mourning of Lincoln in “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” also captures what it feels like to lose a child.
Monthly Archives: April 2015
Protesting Baltimore’s Racial Divide
The racial divide we are currently seeing in Baltimore was noted by Countee Cullen in 1925.
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In April, Frogs Shout Their Desire
In this Mary Oliver poem, frogs shout their desire and people aren’t far behind.
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The Journey of the Reader Hero
Reading literature can be compared to Joseph Campbell’s “Journey of the Hero.”
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The God of Love My Shepherd Is
George Herbert rewrites the 23rd psalm in subtle ways, turning the Lord in the “God of Love” and filling the cup with the eucharist.
The Making of a Literary Meal
A new anthology of “foodie lit” has recipes accompanying the poems, essays, and short stories.
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Earth Day: Please Brake for Woolly Bears
Scott Bates’ Earth Day poem calls for protecting even caterpillars. After all, sometimes they grow up to be Keats’ tiger moths with their “deep damasked wings.”
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