A guest post on Wordsworth’s “Lines Written in Early Spring” from Tobias Wilson-Bates to celebrate the official start of spring.
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Sad Thoughts in Early Spring
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The Taming of the Electorate
Petruchio’s gaslighting in “Taming of the Shrew” helps us to understand authoritarian tactics in our own age.
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A Kavanagh Poem for St. Patrick’s Day
“The Hired Boy”—a Patrick Kavanagh poem for St. Patrick’s Day.
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Death’s Untimely Frost
A sudden cold snap after blossoms have begun appearing on trees has me reciting Robert Burns.
The Opening of Eyes Long Closed
David Whyte’s “The Opening of Eyes” works as a poetic gloss on Jesus curing the blind.
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The Golden Years before Tragedy Struck
Recalling the final years of the 20th century—which is to say, the final years before my eldest son’s death.
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Richard III and Epstein’s Crimes
In which I report on an article applying Shakespeare’s “Richard III” to the Epstein fallout.
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“Useful Knowledge” vs. Literature
The attacks of rich elites on public education is an attempt to dumb down the working class.