Monthly Archives: February 2021

Keeping the Super Bowl in Perspective

By Robin Bates | Published: February 7, 2021

Tom Robbins’s “Skinny Legs and All” has a wonderful reflection on the importance of the Super Bowl in American life.

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Finding Spirit in Everyday Objects

By Robin Bates | Published: February 6, 2021

Jane Hirshfield says that if we open ourselves to the light in everyday objects, our hearts will open.

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Austen Has Some of Lit’s Best Mean Girls

By Robin Bates | Published: February 4, 2021

I survey the meaning of some of my favorite literary mean girls.

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Honoring Those Who Oppose Dictators

By Robin Bates | Published: February 3, 2021

A Castillo poem to honor Alexi Navalny and his courageous supporters.

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Facing the Cold

By Robin Bates | Published: February 2, 2021

Imagine being a knight in armor (Sir Gawain) and getting pounded by the recent snow and freezing temperatures.

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Trump Resembles Dante’s Corrupt Popes

By Robin Bates | Published: February 1, 2021

Trump’s resemblance to Antipope Benedict XIII spells trouble for America’s immediate future. We’ve already seen his resemblance to Dante’s Boniface VIII.

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