As the American election hangs in the balance, Alicia Ostriker holds two contradictory visions of America in balance.
Tag Archives: Midsummer Night's Dream
America: Indivisible Despite the Divides
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Disruptive Desire in Shakespeare
In which I examine disruptive desire in 12th Night, Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Romeo and Juliet.
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Summer Solstice Unleashes Dark Forces
Early works of Brit Lit used summer solstice imagery to explore clashes between Christian England and its pagan past.
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Poems for Keeping the Home Fires Burning
I’m currently into cutting wood. Frost offers some cautions.
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i thank You God for most this amazing
In his joyous poem “i thank You God for most this amazing,” e.e. cummings uses his distinctive style in service of expressing God.
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Dreaming of Travel during Covid
A very smart Covid poem circulating on social media at the moment references 11 poems, all about longing to travel.
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Desire vs. Law in Shakespeare, Euripides
If a play turns comic or tragic often depends how how the clash between law and desire is negotiated.
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