As with other mass killings, “Beowulf” has lessons for the Paris massacre. Defoe and Rabelais, meanwhile, give us insight in the targeted satirical journal “Charlie Hebdo.”
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Tag Archives: Lucille Clifton
Grendel in Paris
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Beowulf, Charlie Hebdo, Daniel Defoe, Gargantua, Rabelais, satire, Shortest Way with Dissenters, Terrorism Comments closed
Sexual Misconduct in the Classics
A sexual misconduct course required of all employees got me thinking of problematic situations in the books that I teach.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "The Lover: A Ballad", "Written in a Lady's Prayer Book", Aphra Behn, Bacchae, Charlotte Bronte, Euripides, Henry Fielding, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, John Wilmot, Rape, Rover, Sense and Sensibility, sexual assault, sexual harassment, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Tom Jones Comments closed
The Jordan River Continues to Inspire
The River Jordan, an inspiring image for American slaves, has worked it was into contemporary African American poems, including those of Lucille Clifton.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "blessing the boats", "poem in praise of menstruation", Freedom, slavery Comments closed
Rituals of Commencement
Robert Creeley’s graduation poem captures both the predictability and the unpredictability of young people going forth into the world.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "blessing the boats", "For the Graduation", College, commencement, Creeley (Robert), graduation Comments closed
For Sterling, Waves Came Crashing In
Collective player anger may have led to the NBA’s harsh punishment for Clippers owner Don Sterling. Lucille Clifton has a poem about the power of collective black action.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "if something should happen", Basketball, Don Sterling, NBA, Sports Comments closed
the dance of Jesus music holds the air
These Lucille Clifton poems usher us from Lent into Easter.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "raising of lazarus", "spring song", Christianity, Easter, Good Friday, Lent, Palm Sunday Comments closed
Looking Back to a Time When Hope Waved
Lucille Clifton’s poem on looks back to a time of hope–before the Kennedy assassination.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "november 21 1988", 1960s, John F. Kennedy, politics Comments closed
Two Parables Involving Falling Leaves
Scott Bates and Lucille Clifton find poetic lessons in falling leaves.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Existentialist Leaf", "lesson of the falling leaves", Albert Camus, Erich Fromm, Escape from Freedom, existentialism, Freedom, Jean Anouilh, Jean Paul Sartre, Samuel Beckett, Scott Bates Comments closed