In this Passover poem, Chaya Lester calls us to have the courage to leave traumatic relationships.
Monthly Archives: April 2024
Ask Not for Whom the Bush Burns
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In a Dante-esque Prison of His Own Making
Trump’s suffering the the Manhattan courtroom is his own version of Dante’s Inferno.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged authoritarianism, Dante, Donald Trump, Fascism, Inferno, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Trump trials Comments closed
Mary Oliver on Frog (and Human) Sex
Mary Oliver captures the magic of April in these two sexually-charged frog poems.
Poetry’s Role in the 2019 Indian Protests
Poetry has been a powerful ally of Indian Muslims protesting Modi’s Hindu nationalism.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "On That Day", "You Will See", 2019 Indian Muslim protests, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Hindu Nationalism, Hussain Haidry, protest poetry, Urdu poetry Comments closed
Bothsiderism in Lewis’ Last Battle
When the journalists engage in bothsiderism in the 2024 election, they resemble the dwarfs in Lewis’s “Last Battle.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged bothsiderism, C.S. Lewis, Donald Trump, Journalism, Last Battle, mainstream medium, press freedom Comments closed
Literature on Why Taxes Are Good
Edgar A. Guest has a fun poem in favor of taxes. And Dickens unloads on those with money who avoid paying them.
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Wyatt Prunty on Faith and Imagination
In a talk on “Faith and the Imagination,” poet Wyatt Prunty talked about the faith required in the creative process–which is also like faith in one’s children growing up.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Learning the Bicycle", "On the Death of My Son", "Writer", Ben Jonson, creative process, Richard Wilbur, Wyatt Prunty Comments closed
How Quixote Hones Problem-Solving Skills
Works that employ meta-fiction to break down the boundaries between the real and the fantastical teach us how to think outside the box.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Angus Fletcher, Aristophanes, breaking the fourth wall, counterfactual thinkiing, Don Quixote, Lysistrata, Miguel de Cervantes, Plautus, Pseudolus, Wonderworks Comments closed
