Monthly Archives: March 2023

Will Drag Show Bans Extend to the Bard?

By Robin Bates | Published: March 20, 2023

Will Tennessee banning drag shows extend to Shakespeare’s cross-dressing comedies?

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Weeping for Ukraine’s Lost Children

By Robin Bates | Published: March 19, 2023

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

By Robin Bates | Published: March 18, 2023

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

By Robin Bates | Published: March 16, 2023

In “Good Morrow,” Donne delivers a timely message that it’s good to be woke.

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A Poem for March Madness

By Robin Bates | Published: March 15, 2023

As we enter March Madness, here’s a Komunyakaa poem that captures the joy and the significance of the game for young players.

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Paris, Trump, and Accountability

By Robin Bates | Published: March 14, 2023

The way Priam enables Paris is similar to how the GOP enables Trump. Utter disaster awaits.

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Did Pullman Predict U.S. Book Bans?

By Robin Bates | Published: March 13, 2023

DeSantis’s attacks on books and teachers in Florida is reminiscent of the League of St. Alexander in Pullman’s “Book of Dust” series.

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Reading Lit to Survive Prison

By Robin Bates | Published: March 12, 2023

For Daniel Genis, books were a way of surviving 10 years in prison.

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A Poem for Doubters and Lovers

By Robin Bates | Published: March 11, 2023

Israeli poet Amichai warns against religious types who know that they are right.

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