In “The Hunchback Who Thought He Was a Swallow,” Scott Bates features a poor man who dreams of transcending his earthly limitations.
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Upon the Meaning of Feeling Guilty
In which I reflect upon why we feel guilty for things beyond our control. Anouilh’s “Antigone” and a Clifton poem enter into the exploration.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "poem with rhyme in it", Antigone, guilt, injustice, Jean Anouilh, Lucille Clifton Comments closed
Are You an Antigone or an Ismene?
In an essay calling Chinese activist Chow Hang Tung “the Antigone of Hong Kong,” Wendy Gan compares herself to Ismene.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged activism, Antigone, authoritarianism, Chinese repression, Chow Hang Tung, Hong Kong, Oedipus in Colonus, political dissent, Power of the Powerless, Sophocles, Tiananmen Square, Vaclav Havel Comments closed
A Cold Coming We Had of It
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The Dream of Acting with Impunity
In thinking he can act with total impunity, Trump echoes H.G. Wells’s Invisible Man.
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SCOTUS’s Return to The Jungle
The rightwing Supreme Court is threatening to gut the regulatory agencies, set in motion years ago by a novel (Sinclair’s “Jungle”).
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Loper Bright v Raimondo, regulatory agencies, Supreme Court, Thom Hartmann Comments closed
Oliver: With Intense Cold Comes Honesty
Mary Oliver says that cold can force us to get real.
The Wonder of First Snow
Mary Oliver captures the wonder of a first snowfall.
