Donald Trump has a lot in common with King Lear. I suspect, however, that Lear has the happier ending.
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Trump as Lear, Howling in the Storm
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Democrats Have Dickens, GOP Ayn Rand
We see the hand of Ayn Rand in Trump’s proposed budget cuts. Charles Dickens would understand what’s going on.
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Our Second Self, the Woman at the Well
A Carolyne Wright poem about the Samaritan woman at the well shows us a figure searching for spiritual truth beneath the “brackish water” of her life.
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RIP, GOP Insurance Plan
Rachel Kranz composed the following piece of doggerel in honor of the GOP Insurance Plan to Obamacare, “a.k.a.: RIP.”
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Resolving Shakespeare’s Shrew Problem
“The Taming of the Shrew” is one of Shakespeare’s problem plays because it seems to endorse Kate signing on to a male domination fantasy. Modern productions such as the Synetic Theater’s non-verbal version have to make adjustments to satisfy modern audiences.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged marital relationships, Marriage, misogyny, problem plays, Sexism, Taming of the Shrew, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Reading Aloud, Shared Intimacy
If you want to become close to someone, read literature aloud. Doing so circumvents defenses and helps you make connections that are otherwise difficult to access.
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The Bigger Ego: Trump’s or Zaphod’s?
If you know anyone with an “ego as big as the universe,” compare him/her to Zaphod Beeblebrox in “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” In Beeblebrox’s case, it is shown to be literally true.
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Clifton Poems Make Connection Possible
In a recent event honoring the memory of Lucille Clifton, poet Toi Derricotte read a poem about how Clifton’s poetry opened up a relationship with the mother of a sick child. Here I share Derricotte’s poem as well as the poems she read to the mother and examine why they had the effect they did.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "I was born with twelve fingers", "in the inner city", cancer, Illness, Lucille Clifton, Toi Derricotte Comments closed
