From early in Trump’s first term, I was comparing him to Milton’s Satan.
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Tag Archives: Paradise Lost
Trump’s Punishment
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Ravenous Wolves in the White House
The archangel Michael in Paradise Lost foretells how people like Pete Hegseth will cite Jesus while behaving like “grievous wolves.”
Milton, Voltaire, and Trump’s Address
In which I compare Trump’s State of the Union speech to Paradise Lost—well, a little bit—and also to Candide.
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Dante’s Inferno and My Cancer Biopsy
Undergoing a biopsy for prostate cancer has sent me to Dante’s ninth circle of Inferno for imagery that captures the experience.
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Some Good News, Thanks to the Sun
Bill McKibben reports good news about the world’s conversion to solar so here are poems praising the sun from Larkin and Milton.
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God the Father as Loving Protector
Imagine God, not as an angry father demanding punishment for sin, but a loving father holding us lovingly in His arms. Happy Fathers Day.
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Imagine the Fall from Eve’s Perspective
A Danielle Coffyn poem, posted in response to Republican’s patriarchal efforts to discourage women from voting (the SAVE act).
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Berry and Milton on Love and Hate
Wendell Berry’s insight into the nature of hate recalls Satan’s soliloquy in “Paradise Lost.” It also helps explain Trumpist resentment.
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Trump and Satan, Both Miserable
Trump is as miserable as Milton’s Satan (and also a character in a Trollope novel). Unfortunately, like Satan, he does all he can to pull others into his well of misery.
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