Having an African American Meg in the film version of Wrinkle in Time adds an important dimension to the novel.
Monthly Archives: June 2018
Why an Af-Am Meg Is Important
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Trump, a Kane-Type Narcissist
Citzen Kane, Trump’s favorite film, brilliantly captures a narcissist. Margaret Atwood and Sylvia Plath also have things to say about narcissism.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Daddy", Circe Mud Poems, Citizen Kane, Donald Trump, Margaret Atwood, narcissism, Orson Welles, Sylvia Plath Comments closed
Blake on Bible-Citing Politicians
William Blake would strenuously oppose Jeff Sessions Immigration policies.
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Becoming Clever at Age Six
A. A. Milne’s poem about turning six gets the age just right.
Retirement Changes How Time Feels
Terry Pratchett examines how we handle time in “Thief of Time.”
What Our Libraries Reveal about Us
Merging my library with my father’s have given me a new appreciation for him.
The GOP and Trump’s Modest Proposals
The practice of separating immigrant children from their asylum-seeking parents is reminiscent of the Modest Proposer’s solution.
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Finding Hope in Dark Times
If you need to poem to give you hope as Donald Trump tries to blow up the world order, check out Muriel Rukeyser’s “I lived in the first century of world wars.”
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