Monthly Archives: November 2024

America: Indivisible Despite the Divides

By Robin Bates | Published: November 4, 2024

As the American election hangs in the balance, Alicia Ostriker holds two contradictory visions of America in balance.

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Kamala Harris as Shakespeare’s Henry V

By Robin Bates | Published: November 4, 2024

Kamala Harris resembles Shakespeare’s Henry V in some important ways.

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Ruth: Dreaming of a Sister of the Mind

By Robin Bates | Published: November 2, 2024

Piercy’s “The Book of Ruth and Naomi” explores the love between the two women.

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Remembering Our Loved Ones

By Robin Bates | Published: November 1, 2024

In which I explain why Ljubljana is a special place to remember my oldest son. Rossetti’s “Remember Me” brings him back.

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