South Korea’s 4B movement, aimed at toxic men, may owe something to Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata,” written 2500 years ago.
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Dreams of a Sex Strike
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On Dante and Betrayal in Election 2024
While many Americans feel betrayed by their fellow voters following Election 2024, Dante’s vision of betrayal in “Inferno” may not apply.
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.
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After This Is Over–a Prayer
A prayer poem for those who feel they have experienced an apocalyptic moment.
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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.”
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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.
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