The both-siderism that equates Trump with Biden would probably equate Saruman with Gandalf.
Monthly Archives: February 2024
Gandalf and Saruman, Biden and Trump
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged both-siderism, Donald Trump, Election 2024, J.R.R. Tolkien, Joe Biden, Lord of the Rings Comments closed
Alexei Navalny as Harry Potter?
Some Russians saw Navalny, recently killed by Putin, as a Harry Potter “boy who lived.” That dream is gone but others live on.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "meeting after the savior gone", Alexi Navalny, authoritarianism, Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, Lucille Clifton, Martin Luther King, Vladimir Putin Comments closed
African-American Lit for Lent
In which I set forth this year’s Lenten discipline: reading novels by African American authors.
A Swift Birthday Poem for Julia
In which I use one of Swift’s birthday poems to celebrate my Julia’s birthday.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Aging, Jonathan Swift, Julia Bates, Marriage, Stella birthday poems Comments closed
Erotic Dreams of a Wild Sea
Dickinson’s “Wild Nights” is an astonishing love poem, perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Wild Nights", Emily Dickinson, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Puritanism, sexuality, Valentine's Day Comments closed
Poet Hart Crane on Forgetting
Crane’s poem “Forgetfulness” captures the ambiguity of this mental state.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Forgetfulness", dementia, Greg Olear, Hart Crane, Herman Melville, Joe Biden, Jonathan Swift, Memory, Moby Dick Comments closed
Lit’s Invention of “The Second Look”
One of the literary “inventions” featured in Fletcher’s “Wonderworks” is the second look, partly invented by Akutagawa in “Rashomon.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged alienation effect, Angus Fletcher, Julius Caesar, second look, William Shakespeare, Wonderworks Comments closed
A Poem Honoring Wide Receivers
A “Wide Receiver” poem by Mark Halliday to honor the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Wide Receiver", Football, Kansas City Chiefs, Mark Halliday, Mecole Hardman, Patrick Mahomes Comments closed
The Transfiguration’s Green Promise
Christian environmental scholar Gatta believes the Transfiguration story offers a religious paradigm for environmentalists.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged " Transfiguration, "World Is Charged", Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Gatta, Teilhard de Chardin Comments closed
