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Lucille Clifton’s Cancer Poems

By Robin Bates | Published: July 4, 2017

In her 1980s cancer poems, Lucille Clifton captures a range of feelings, ranging from confusion to anger to acceptance.

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Trapped in an Emergency Room

By Robin Bates | Published: June 28, 2017

When a friend found herself suddenly trapped in a large metropolitan emergency room, Nabokov’s short story “Cloud, Castle, Lake” came to mind. It’s about a man who wants to leave travel tour and is prevented.

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Lit Helps Father Support a Sick Child

By Robin Bates | Published: January 22, 2014

Jason Blake found himself playing literary roles when his daughter underwent major surgery.

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