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What Made Roger Federer Special

Recently retired Roger Federer had a quality possessed by the 17th century Cavalier poets.

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The Case for Memorizing Poetry

To bolster yourself against this age of anxiety, memorize robust poetry. Other poetry works as well.

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Poems for Resisting Trump

New York columnist Roger Cohen suggests two poems for resisting Trumpism: “if” and “Harlem.”

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Elated? Depressed? This Lit’s for You

Lit to caution election night winners and bolster election night losers.

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Applying Kipling’s “If” to Wimbledon

An exhilarating and exhausting week at Wimbledon has come to an end with an exhilarating and exhausting match between Swiss player Roger Federer and American Andy Roddick. Roddick was once my favorite player and Federer is my current favorite so I felt torn as I watched the longest match in grand slam history. It came […]

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