The power and effectiveness of Harris and Walz’s joy is captured in poems by Blake and Gibran.
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Blake, Gibran, and Harris’s Joy
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Harris’s Speech and a Baldwin Story
The shift in Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech–from heartwarming bio to Churchillian call to action–reminds me of the shift in Sonny’s jazz playing in Baldwin’s story.
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Gorman Dares Us to Dream Together
Amanda Gorman’s Democratic National Convention poem celebrated an all-inclusive vision of America.
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Kamala Harris’s Moment to Rise
Angelou’s “Still I Rise” is the right poem to celebrate Kamala Harris
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Harris as Potter, Biden as Dumbledore
Think of Biden as first Harry Potter and then Dumbledore in the battle against Trump Voldemort.
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Is Trump Set to Inherit the Wind?
The way that the Bryan figure deflates in “Inherit the Wind” may prefigure Trump’s demise.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Clarence Darrow, Donald Trump, Election 2024, Inherit the Wind, Jerome Lawrence, Robert Edwin Lee, Scopes Monkey Trial, William Jennings Bryan Comments closed
On Mary Oliver, Joy, and Harris-Walz
Mary Oliver’s tells us to savor joy, which is what many are doing with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
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Kamala, Sanskrit for Lotus
“Kamala” is Sanskrit for lotus. This Scott Bates poem on the fertility symbolism of the lotus captures some of Harris’s strengths.
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Kamala Harris Meets the Fisher King
Harris rejuvenating the race after taking over from Biden brings to mind the myth of the fisher king.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Chrétien de Troyes, Donald Trump, Election 2024, fisher king, Joe Biden, Perceval, T.S. Eliot, Waste Land Comments closed
