Many iconic African American poems could discomfit certain white audiences. Will the right target those as well as black history?
Monthly Archives: January 2022
Liberal Arts vs. Authoritarians: Who Wins?
Can the liberal arts counter authoritarianism? I consider an optimistic argument that they can.
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See, This Coal Has Touched Your Lips
The image of God touching the lips of Isaiah and Jeremiah shows up in C.S. Lewis’s “Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”
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Time to Reread Fahrenheit 451
With attacks on school libraries and school curricula, it’s time to read “Fahrenheit 451” again.
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The Top Ten Dickens Characters
Professor Tobias Wilson-Bates names his top ten favorite Dickens characters, along with brilliant summations.
Apparition of Unmasked Student Faces
The apparition of unmasked student faces brought to mind Ezra Pound’s famous poem.
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Rightwing Educators & Pope’s Dunces
Rightwing parent groups and legislators want authoritarian teachers who teach their truth. They want Bentley from Pope’s “Dunciad.”
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Spenser Would Understand QAnon
In “Faerie Queene,” Redcrosse Knight must contend with the monster Errour. Think of her as rightwing conspiracy theories.
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At Last I Have Found You, Blessed One
In memory of Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and poet, I share his poem “Looking for Each Other.”
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