Clifton’s “i am running into a new year” works as a Rosh Hashanah poem.
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Rosh Hashanah: Running into a New Year
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Advice for Climate Prophets
Wilbur’s poem “Advice for Prophets,” addressed to scientists warning about nuclear war, applies also to climate change. Hurricane Helene is the latest red flag.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Advice to a Prophet", climate change, climate change denial, Hurricane Helene, hurricanes, Project 2025, Richard Wilbur Comments closed
Trump as Washed-Up Salesman?
Is Trump beginning to come across as a washed-up salesman like Loman in “Death of a Salesman” or Levene in “Glengarry Glen Ross”?
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David’s Sweet Laudation of the Lord
Hecht’s “Saul and David” captures the power of music to soothe a restless soul.
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My Through the Looking-Glass Vote
Voting as a liberal in a red state can feel like Alice attempting to advance in a looking-glass world.
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Kamala Harris Can Be Our Jane Eyre
America’s relationship with Trump has been toxic. Jane Eyre shows us how to exit such relationships and Kamala Harris follows suit.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged abusive relationships, Charlotte Bronte, Donald Trump, Election 2024, female empowerment, Jane Eyre, Kamala Harris Comments closed
Zelinsky–Hamlet or Henry V?
Ukraine president recently quoted Hamlet’s great soliloquy, which does in fact lay out his situation.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Hamlet, Henry V, Russo-Ukraine War, Timothy Snyder, Volodymyr Zelensky, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Comstock and L. Leo as Hugo’s Javert
Billionaire and Catholic fanatic Leonard Leo wants to bring back the Comstock Act. In his relentlessness, think of him as Hugo’s Javert.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Abortion, Anthony Comstock, Leonard Leo, Misérables, SCOTUS, Victor Hugo Comments closed
Why Books Banned? They Change Lives
Good lit can function like social dynamite, but it’s dynamite that’s needed for growth. Parents against growth therefore attempt to ban them.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged banned books week, Beloved, book bans, censorship, Homer, Odyssey, Plato, Toni Morrison, Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare Comments closed
