In which I praise my son’s second generation literary blogging.
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Tag Archives: Goblin Market
My Son, Second Generation Lit Blogger
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Rossetti and the 2nd Great Commandment
One of Jesus’s last commands to his followers was to love each other. Christina Rossetti captures the beautiful message in the conclusion to “Goblin Market.”
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To Survive Trump, Be Like Lizzie
How to survive Trumpism’s anticipated assaults on democracy? Reading Rossetti’s “Goblin Market” is a good place to start.
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Democracy under Assault? Stand Firm
How to withstand Trump’s incessant assaults on democracy? Be like Lizzie in “Goblin Market.”
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France and England’s Titanic Match
To capture France-England’s titanic World Cup struggle, I turn to Ralph Ellison and Christina Rossetti.
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Apples That Taste of Earth and Song
Apples bring out poetic creativity, all the more so because the West has seen them as the forbidden fruit. I share here a selection of tempting apple poems.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "August", "eve's version", "Song of the Wander Aengus", apples, Charles Algernon Swinburne, Christina Rossetti, fruit, Grace Schulman, Grimm Brothers, John Milton, Lucille Clifton, Paradise Lost, Snow White, temptation, the fall, William Butler Yeats Comments closed
White House Assaulters & Goblin Market
“Goblin Market” seems only to relevant these days given the violence against women incidents emerging from the White House.
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There Is No Friend Like a Sibling
My sons’ special friendship brings to mind Laura and Lizzie’s friendship in “Goblin Market.”