Two weeks of cycling in Madison have brought me to this William Stafford poem.
Monthly Archives: August 2023
When Bicycling, Marvels Coast By
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Maybe Alone on My Bike", "To His Coy Mistress", Andrew Marvell, Bicycles, cycling, Madison WI, T.S. Eliot, Waste Land, William Stafford Comments closed
The Joys of August Blackberries
In an essay written 12 years ago, I announce a special event with a backdrop of Mary Oliver’s blackberries.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "August", August, courtship, fertility, Marriage, Mary Oliver Comments closed
Lear, Trump Rage Against Their Enemies
Lear and Trump are two narcissists who resort to bombastic threats when backed into a corner.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Donald J. Trump, Jack Smith, January 6 insurrection, King Lear, Mike Pence, Trump indictment, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Is Jack Smith a Javert?
A Trump co-conspirator is complaining that special counsel Jack Smith is like Javert. I explore the comparison.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Donald Trump, Jack Smith, January 6 insurrection, Jeffrey Clark, Justice, Miserables, Victor Hugo Comments closed
Kiss the Joy as It Flies
William Blake captures the true spirit of the Transfiguration in “Eternity.”
Into the Woods with Blake and Sondheim
Blake and Sondheim both respect children’s need to explore far more than various book banners.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Little Girl Found", "Little Girl Lost", "Nurse's Song", Allen Ginsberg, Book banning, Brothers Grimm, fairy tales, Into the Woods, Songs of Innocence and Experience, Stephen Sondheim, William Blake Comments closed
Smith vs. Trump, Macduff vs. Macbeth
The Trump indictment brings to mind Macbeth’s rise and fall.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Donald Trump, Jack Smith, January 6 indictment, Macbeth Comments closed
Rumpelstiltskin, the GOP’s Dark Side
“Rumpelstiltskin,” cited by a judge turning down a Trump request, is only too applicable, both to Trump and to the GOP.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Anne Sexton, Donald Trump, fairy tales, GOP, Grimm Brothers, Jay Kuo, Robert McBurney, Rumpelstiltskin, Transformations Comments closed
