Monthly Archives: April 2023

On Proust and Living Life to the Fullest

By Robin Bates | Published: April 9, 2023

As I read Proust’s “Swann’s Way,” I imagined what it must have meant to a friend, who read it when he was dying.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 8, 2023

Mary Oliver’s “Morning Poem” works as a fitting verse for Easter, with its vision of new creation–which for her occurs every day.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 6, 2023

The 9th century poem “Dream of the Rood” tells the crucifixion from the cross’s point of view.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 5, 2023

Passover is a good occasion to read this Adam Zagajewski poem about refugees.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 4, 2023

War scenes from the Iliad bring to mind the Battle of Bakhmut–especially when it comes to superior Ukrainian intelligence gathering.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 3, 2023

Anna Holmes recently wrote about sadness over losing her uterus. Lucille Clifton has poems she might find consoling.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 2, 2023

A judge recently compared Florida governor Ron DeSantis to Orwell’s Big Brother.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 1, 2023

Mary Oliver celebrates Palm Sonday with “The Poet Thinks about a Donkey.” She make take her inspiration from Chesterton’s “The Donkey.”