In which I set forth this year’s Lenten discipline: reading novels by African American authors.
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A Swift Birthday Poem for Julia
In which I use one of Swift’s birthday poems to celebrate my Julia’s birthday.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Aging, Jonathan Swift, Julia Bates, Marriage, Stella birthday poems Comments closed
Erotic Dreams of a Wild Sea
Dickinson’s “Wild Nights” is an astonishing love poem, perfect for Valentine’s Day.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Wild Nights", Emily Dickinson, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Puritanism, sexuality, Valentine's Day Comments closed
Poet Hart Crane on Forgetting
Crane’s poem “Forgetfulness” captures the ambiguity of this mental state.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Forgetfulness", dementia, Greg Olear, Hart Crane, Herman Melville, Joe Biden, Jonathan Swift, Memory, Moby Dick Comments closed
Lit’s Invention of “The Second Look”
One of the literary “inventions” featured in Fletcher’s “Wonderworks” is the second look, partly invented by Akutagawa in “Rashomon.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged alienation effect, Angus Fletcher, Julius Caesar, second look, William Shakespeare, Wonderworks Comments closed
A Poem Honoring Wide Receivers
A “Wide Receiver” poem by Mark Halliday to honor the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Wide Receiver", Football, Kansas City Chiefs, Mark Halliday, Mecole Hardman, Patrick Mahomes Comments closed
The Transfiguration’s Green Promise
Christian environmental scholar Gatta believes the Transfiguration story offers a religious paradigm for environmentalists.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged " Transfiguration, "World Is Charged", Gerard Manley Hopkins, John Gatta, Teilhard de Chardin Comments closed
Trump’s Love Test Resembles Lear’s
Trump, like Lear, sets up love tests for followers. South Carolina Sen. Scott recently “passed” in the same way that Goneril and Regan pass.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Donald Trump, King Lear, love tests, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Comforting Children under Attack
A Joseph Fasano poem about attempting to shield children from the horrors of war.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "Words Whispered to a Child under Siege", children in war, Joseph Fasano Comments closed
