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Tag Archives: Rudyard Kipling
Did Martha Deserve Her Scolding?
A wonderful U. A. Fanthorpe poem tells Mary-Martha story from Mary’s point of view.
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Out There the World Is Cruel and Loud
The Prodigal Son is a fruitful story for artist projection.
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Respect Soldiers, Keep Them Safe
In a number of his poems, Kipling honors the common soldier by giving us his perspective.
Calling on Beowulf in the Middle East
Middle Eastern leaders could learn from Beowulf–and so could Mitt Romney–as they deal with anti-American riots.
Don’t Underestimate Midsummer Madness
The summer solstice and Shakespeare’s famous play appear sentimental to us today. They were not always so.
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Once We Memorized Poetry
Memorizing poetry used to be standard classroom practice and poetry was widely popular before the snobs came in.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", "Ozymandias", "Trees", Alfred Lord Tennyson, Cleanth Brooks, Gunga Din, Joyce Kilmer, Memorizing poetry, Percy Shelley, Robert Penn Warren, Ulysses, William Wordsworth Comments closed