Will Tennessee banning drag shows extend to Shakespeare’s cross-dressing comedies?
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Will Drag Show Bans Extend to the Bard?
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Weeping for Ukraine’s Lost Children
Ukraine longs for its kidnapped children as the Rachel captain in “Moby Dick” longs for his son, lost at sea.
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The God of Love My Shepherd Is
The 23rd Psalm is one of the great poems in the Hebrew Chronicles. It also inspired a fine George Herbert poem.
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Donne: Better to be Woke Than Asleep
In “Good Morrow,” Donne delivers a timely message that it’s good to be woke.
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A Poem for March Madness
As we enter March Madness, here’s a Komunyakaa poem that captures the joy and the significance of the game for young players.
Paris, Trump, and Accountability
The way Priam enables Paris is similar to how the GOP enables Trump. Utter disaster awaits.
Did Pullman Predict U.S. Book Bans?
DeSantis’s attacks on books and teachers in Florida is reminiscent of the League of St. Alexander in Pullman’s “Book of Dust” series.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Book banning, Book of Dust, La Belle Sauvage, Philip Bullman, Ron DeSantis, teachers and teaching Comments closed
Reading Lit to Survive Prison
For Daniel Genis, books were a way of surviving 10 years in prison.
A Poem for Doubters and Lovers
Israeli poet Amichai warns against religious types who know that they are right.
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