A Lucille Clifton poem for Indigenous People’s Day, which shows us the need for the holiday.
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On Clifton, Columbus, and Indians
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A Browning Poem and MAGA America
Browning’s poem “Andrea del Sarto” is about an artist who settles for mediocrity over greatness–which is what the U.S is doing at the moment.
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Oct. 18, No Kings Day: Arise, Now, Arise
White House advisor and resident fascist Stephen Miller has been playing Wormtongue to old and demented Trump.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Donald Trump, Fascism, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Stephen Miller Comments closed
Jesus Heals a Leper among Lepers
Lory Hess identifies with the tenth leper that is healed by Jesus, the one who expresses special gratitude.
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School Reading vs. Real Reading
An exploration of how reading enriched my life in grades one through seven.
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History That Refuses to Die
Until we face up to America’s dark history, it will be like the corpse in Poe’s “Premature Burial,” scratching to get out.
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“Kavanaugh Stops” and Catch-22
Racial profiling–the so-called “Kavanaugh Stop”–catches its victims in a Catch-22.
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Morrison’s Healthy Response to Trauma
Stephen King (IT) and Toni Morrison (Beloved) show how we can live in thrall to our fears but also how we can move past them.
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Stephen King Understands MAGA
Stephen King is the most banned author in America at the moment. It may be because he depicts America’s dark side so vividly.