Atwood’s “Cicadas” depicts the sexual urges that drive the insect.
Tag Archives: D. H. Lawrence
Margaret Atwood on the Cicada Love Song
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Poetry and Our June 8, 1973 Wedding
I share the wedding ceremony that Julia and I went through 50 years ago.
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On Revisiting Intense Experiences
Returning to my alma mater reminds me of Wordsworth returning to the Wye River in “Tintern Abbey.” That he shares the experience with his sister makes it even more relevant.
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Literature, the Best Medicine
A Guardian article is filled with instances of literature alleviating the suffering of patients suffering from mental illness.
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Literature for Transforming Lives
A new book on Literature as Transformation conducts eye-opening interviews with readers whose lives literature has changed.
Bibliotherapy Is Having a Moment
A new book indicates that bibliotherapy may be having a moment.
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The Poetry of Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds are simultaneously beautiful and terrifying, as D. H. Lawrence points out.
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