How will Trump pick his V-P? As Lady Bracknell picks suitors for her daughter in “Importance of Being Earnest.”
Author Archives: Robin Bates
Trump’s VP? Lady Bracknell Knows
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged 2025 Plan, America's oligarchs, Donald Trump, Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde, vice-president selection Comments closed
D.H. Lawrence’s Egotistical Jesus
In which I explore Lawrence’s ideas about focusing on self, not others.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Bertolt Brecht, D.H. Lawrence, Friedrich Nietzsche, Genealogy of Morals, Man Who Died, Three Penny Opera Comments closed
Which Is Scarier? The Storm or Jesus?
A Mary Oliver poem about Jesus calming the storm asks which is more frightening, the storm or Jesus?
Mackie, Trump, and Sadistic Thrills
Trump supporters may get a Mack the Knife thrill from watching their criminal leader perform.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Bertolt Brecht, Donald Trump, Gunfighter Nation, Kurt Weil, Regeneration through Violence, Richard Gallagher, Richard Slotkin, Three Penny Opera Comments closed
Two Poems to Welcome in Summer
To celebrate the first day of summer, here are two lovely summer poems, one by Emily Bronte, one by Mary Oliver.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Moonlight Summer Moonlight", Emily Bronte, Mary Oliver, seasonal poetry, summer, Summer Morning Comments closed
An MLK Poem for Juneteenth
For Juneteenth, here’s a Margaret Walker poem honoring MLK’s Dream speech.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Amos 1963", "Martin Luther King Jr.", Amos, Civil Rights Movement, Edmund Kirby-Smith, I Have a Dream speech, Margaret Walker Comments closed
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.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Truth Serum", ethical eating, Food, Good Eats, Jennifer Cognard-Black, Melissa Goldthwaite, Naomi Shihab Nye Comments closed
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
