To celebrate the first day of summer, here are two lovely summer poems, one by Emily Bronte, one by Mary Oliver.
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Two Poems to Welcome in Summer
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An MLK Poem for Juneteenth
For Juneteenth, here’s a Margaret Walker poem honoring MLK’s Dream speech.
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The Right’s Love Affair with Assault Rifles
This Scott Bates poem exposes the toxic masculinity behind America’s gun worship.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Ballad of the National Rifle Association", bump-stocks, gun legislation, Scott Bates, SCOTUS rulings Comments closed
Eating Intentionally and Ethically
A new book, “Good Eats: 32 Writers on Eating Ethically,” is introduced by Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Truth Serum.”
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Lose Yourself Inside This Soft World
Be mindful of the world, Mary Oliver tells us in “Mindful,” a poem that echoes Wordsworth and Hopkins.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Mindful", "Tables Turned", Gerard Manley Hopkins, God's created world, Mary Oliver, Spring and Fall, William Wordsworth Comments closed
The GOP Has Learned to Love Big Brother
Many in the GOP who condemned January 6 when it happened now, like Winston Smith, love Big Brother.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged 1984, authoritarianism, Donald Trump, George Orwell, GOP, January 6 insurrection Comments closed
O Is for Dirty Oil Men
A Scott Bates poem about the kinds of billionaires–especially the oil men–who are flocking to Trump.
On Lear and Turning 73
Poet David Wright finds retirement lessons in “King Lear.” And aging lessons as well.
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An Ent Sighting in New Zealand
New Zealand’s famous “walking tree” brings to mind Tolkien’s Ents.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged David Haskell, Ents, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Northern Rātā or walking tree, Song of the Trees, trees Comments closed
