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Monthly Archives: September 2023
Washington’s Last Gift to Us
Today is the anniversary of Washington’s momentous “Farewell Address.” To honor his decision to voluntarily relinquish power, here’s a Phillis Wheatley poem.
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A GOP Senator as Doctor Faustus
Mitt Romney has accused Sen. J.D. Vance for selling himself “so cheap.” Think of the “Hillbilly Elegy” author as Faustus.
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God as a Homeless Man
Former classmate Mike Hazard, poet photographer, finds God in a homeless man.
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The Poet as Pascal Wanderlust
Note: If you wish to receive, via e-mail, (1) my weekly newsletter or (2) daily copies of these posts, notify me at [email protected] and indicate which you would like. I promise not to share it with anyone. Friday I’ve been reading the two most recent poetry collections of Norman Finkelstein, my best friend in grad school and a […]
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Navarro, Wells, and Acting with Impunity
Recently convicted trump advisor Navarro thought he could defy the law with impunity–like Wells’s Invisible Man.
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Ted Lasso, Not Larkin, for Child Advice
Larkin’s famous poem “They fuck you up, your mum and dad” is wrong in a number of interesting ways.
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The Light Brigade’s Charge & Wagner’s
Does “Charge of the Light Brigade” glamorize senseless sacrifice. What would Russian soldiers in Ukraine think?
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Charge of the Light Brigade", Alfred Lord Tennyson, Crimean War, Plato, Republic, Ukraine invasion, Vladimir Putin, Wagner mercenary group, war Comments closed
Trump as Frankenstein’s Creature
A perfect British takedown of Trump references “Frankenstein.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Donald Trump, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Nate White, NeverTrumpers, Trump enablers, Trumpism Comments closed
