Wallace Stevens asserts that art changes “things as they are.” So does Facebook. We need the first to counteract the second when it is taken over by hostile forces.
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Tag Archives: Donald Trump
The Blue Guitar vs. Facebook
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Bone-Crushing Prince of Dark Days
Trump regards Special Counsel Robert Mueller as the crows view the owl in Mary Oliver’s “In the Pine Woods: Crows and Owl.”
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Putin as Murakami’s Boris the Manskinner
Murakami’s Boris the Manskinner has an unsettling resemblance to Vladimir Putin and wannabe authoritarian Donald Trump. Without strong beliefs, one cannot stand up to him.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Haruki Murakami, Magnitsky Act, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, politics, Russia sanctions, Vladimir, Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Comments closed
Wild Accusations of Witch Hunts
Wild accusations of witch hunts by Donald Trump and Woody Allen are not what Arthur Miller had in mind when he wrote “The Crucible.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Arthur Miller, Communism, Crucible, Harvey Weinstein, red scare, sexual harrassment, witch hunts, Woody Allen Comments closed
Kelly as Coriolanus? Dear God, No!
John McCain is John of Gaunt to John Kelly’s Coriolanus. Guess which one loves his country more.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Coriolanus, Fascism, Henry VI Part I, John Kelly, John McCain, popular rule, Richard II, William Shakespeare Comments closed
How Owen Meany Comforts the Bereaved
In his interactions with friends and family of slain Green Beret Sgt. La David Johnson, Trump is making the issue about himself. “Prayer for Owen Meany” reminds us that we should focus instead on the mourners.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged David Johnson, Frederica Wilson, Green Berets, John Irving, mourning, Niger ambush, Prayer for Owen Meany Comments closed
Atwood’s Year of the Flood–Our Future?
Atwood lays out the social devastation that can arise from extreme climate events in “Year of the Flood.” Some of her predictions are starting to come true.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged dystopian literature, Hurricane Maria, Margaret Atwood, Puerto Rico, Years of the Flood Comments closed
Three Poems for Surviving Trump
Hope is needed in the face to emotional exhaustion over Trumpism. Here are three poems about finding hope in dark times.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Hope is the thing with feathers", David Whyte, Emily Dickson, hope, Lucille Clifton Comments closed
Brother Fire Ravages California
Louis MacNeice captures what northern California is experiencing in “Brother Fire.” The poem also reveals a disturbing dark side in how we respond to catastrophe.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Brother Fire", California wildfires, climate change, climate denialism, global warming, Louis MacNeice, Scott Pruitt Comments closed