Boredom + sadism characterized Trumpism. The dynamic shows up in Samuel Richardson’s “Clarissa.” The country will hopefully flee back to maturity.
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Boredom + Sadism Drove Trumpists
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The Changing of the Guard
For Inauguration Day, I share Milne’s poem about the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
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When Hate Groups Devour Their Own
Conspiratorial hate is feeding on itself. Toni Morrison and Joyce Carol Oates both describe the process.
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Angry Black Woman vs. Angry White Men
For MLK Day, a June Jordan poem addressing angry white men.
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Can We Love the Morning Again?
In this poem Levertov talks about the difficulties of loving the morning again after a night of horrors.
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The Significance of Warnock’s Election
Let we forget, a black senator was elected in Georgia last week. Woodson’s poem honors the Civil Rights movement that made it possible.
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Use Poetry to Teach American Civics
Poetry can be used to teach core American values, which we need at the moment more than ever.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "I Too Sing America", "Nation's Strength", "New Colossus", Capitol invasion, Emma Lazarus, Langston Hughes, Patriotism, Ralph Waldo Emerson Comments closed
Can GOP Wash Its Hands of Capitol Blood?
While the Macbeths share many traits with Trump and his GOP enablers, they had least have the capacity for self-reflection.
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