While many Americans feel betrayed by their fellow voters following Election 2024, Dante’s vision of betrayal in “Inferno” may not apply.
Author Archives: Robin Bates
Clifton Poems for Cancer Sufferers
Clifton knew cancer well and wrote about it eloquently.
Trump’s Orwellian Cabinet Picks
1984 understands Trumpism like few other books.
Returning to a Desecrated Shire
Returning home after 7 weeks abroad feels like Frodo returning home to a devastated Shire.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Donald Trump, Election 2024, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Steve Bannon, Vladimir Putin Comments closed
After This Is Over–a Prayer
A prayer poem for those who feel they have experienced an apocalyptic moment.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "When This Is Over", Dan Clendenin, Laura Kelly Fanucci Comments closed
Zadie Smith in a Postcolonial World
My Postcolonial Lit class, taught in Slovenia, concluded with Zadie Smith exploring a transformed, multicultural world.
Art Takes Us into a Luminescent World
A visit to artist friends in Assisi revealed a luminescent world and brought to mind Thomas Gray’s “Elegy on a Country Churchyard.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Alan Feltus, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Lani Irwin, Thomas Gray Comments closed
Rushdie on Dreams That Refuse to Die
While “Midnight’s Children” may apply only too closely to Trump-led America, there’s some room for hope in it as well.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Donald Trump, Election 2024, Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie Comments closed
The Courage to Find Hope Within
A recent poem about hope–which many of us need at the moment.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Courage to Find Hope Within", Election 2024, hope, Nicolee Grant Comments closed
